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45 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9547
Social Assistance in Five Countries in North-Western Europe
Hans Hansen, Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9035
State Dependence in Welfare Receipt: Transitions Before and After a Reform
Regina T. Riphahn, Christoph Wunder
published in: Empirical Economics, 2016, 50 (4), 1303-1329
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8980
Optimal Social Assistance and Unemployment Insurance in a Life-Cycle Model of Family Labor Supply and Savings
Peter Haan, Victoria L. Prowse
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8786
Are Recipients of Social Assistance 'Benefit Dependent'? Concepts, Measurement and Results for Selected Countries
Herwig Immervoll, Stephen P. Jenkins, Sebastian Königs
published in parts in: International Journal of Social Welfare, 2018, 27 (2), 146-156
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8783
Voluntary Public Unemployment Insurance
Donald O. Parsons, Torben Tranæs, Helene Bie Lilleør
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7977
The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Germany: State Dependence Before and After the 'Hartz Reforms'
Sebastian Königs
published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2014, 39, 107-150
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7706
U.S. versus Sweden: The Effect of Alternative In-Work Tax Credit Policies on Labour Supply of Single Mothers
Rolf Aaberge, Lennart Flood
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7630
Sanctions for Young Welfare Recipients
Gerard J. van den Berg, Arne Uhlendorff, Joachim Wolff
published in: Nordic Economic Policy Review, 2014, 177-208
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6129
Disparities in Social Assistance Receipt between Immigrants and Natives in Sweden
Björn Anders Gustafsson
shorter version published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2013, 34 (2), 126-141
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5996
Does Expanding Health Insurance Beyond Formal-Sector Workers Encourage Informality? Measuring the Impact of Mexico's Seguro Popular
Reyes Aterido, Mary Hallward-Driemeier, Carmen Pagés
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5355
No Claim, No Pain: Measuring the Non-Take-up of Social Assistance Using Register Data
Olivier Bargain, Herwig Immervoll, Heikki Viitamäki
published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2012, 10 (3), 375-395
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4627
Minimum-Income Benefits in OECD Countries: Policy Design, Effectiveness and Challenges
Herwig Immervoll
published in: D. J. Besharov and K. A. Couch (eds.), Counting the Poor. New Thinking About European Poverty Measures and Lessons for the United States, 2012, Oxford University Press, 171-209. Also available as OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4457
The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Britain
Lorenzo Cappellari, Stephen P. Jenkins
revised version published in Research in Labor Economics, Volume 39: Safety Nets and Benefit Dependence, 2014, 39 - 77
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4291
Caught in the Trap? The Disincentive Effect of Social Assistance
Olivier Bargain, Karina Doorley
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95 (9-10), 1096-1110
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4134
Assessing the Impact of a Wage Subsidy for Single Parents on Social Assistance in Canada
Guy Lacroix
published - as joint work with Dany Brouillette - in: Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'économique, 2011, 44 (4), 1195–1221
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3905
Contingent Convergence: A Comparative Analysis of Activation Policies
Werner Eichhorst, Regina Konle-Seidl
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3765
The Dynamics of Social Assistance Receipt: Measurement and Modelling Issues, with an Application to Britain
Lorenzo Cappellari, Stephen P. Jenkins
Revised version: IZA DP 4457
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3736
Evaluation of an In-Work Tax Credit Reform in Sweden: Effects on Labor Supply and Welfare Participation of Single Mothers
Rolf Aaberge, Lennart Flood
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3157
Safety Net Still in Transition: Labour Market Incentive Effects of Extending Social Support in Poland
Peter Haan, Michal Myck
revised version published as 'Safety net still in transition: labour market incentive effects of social support in Poland and Germany' in: Bank i Kredyt, 2010, 41 (3), 5-34
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3004
How Tight Are Safety-Nets in Nordic Countries? Evidence from Finnish Register Data
Olivier Bargain, Herwig Immervoll, Heikki Viitamäki
substantially revised version: IZA DP 5355 / published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2012, 10 (3), 375-395
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