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Choosing to become a 'lost cause' : the perverse effects of benefit preconditions

Farrell, Lisa ; Frijters, Paul (University of Melbourne. Department of Economics, 2003-11)

This paper argues that preconditions for welfare benefit entitlements based on labour market prospects can be counterproductive when they create an incentive for individuals to abstain from any investment earlier in ...
Choosing to become a ‘lost cause’ : the perverse effects of benefit preconditions

Farrell, Lisa ; Frijters, Paul (Oxford University Press, 2008)

This paper argues that preconditions for welfare benefit entitlements based on labour market prospects can be counterproductive when they create an incentive for individuals to abstain from any investment earlier in life ...
How tight are safety-nets in Nordic countries? : evidence from Finnish register data

Bargain, Olivier ; Immervoll, Herwig ; Viitamäki, Heikki (University College Dublin; School of EconomicsUCD Geary Institute, 2007-08)

The non take-up of social assistance benefits due to claim costs may seriously limit the anti-poverty effect of these programs. Yet, available evidence is fragmented and mostly relies on interview-based data, potentially ...
Individual, household and gender preferences for social transfers

O'Toole, Francis ; Delaney, Liam (Elsevier Science, 2008-06)

This paper reports the results of a nationally representative survey that explored willingness to pay extra taxes for increased levels of social transfers in Ireland. Respondents differ in their interpretation of ...
Individual, household and gender preferences for social transfers

Delaney, Liam ; O'Toole, Francis (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-01-31)

This paper reports the results of a nationally representative survey that assessed individual and household willingness to pay extra taxes for increased levels of social transfers in Ireland. Different respondents interpret ...
Reflections on Developing a National Campaign for Basic Income in Ireland

Ryan, Anne B. ; Baker, John (University College Dublin. School of Social Justice, 2012-08)

In May 2011, a number of people got together to reactivate BIEN Ireland, which is one of BIEN’s oldest national affiliates. This paper gives a brief narrative of the activities of the group over its first 15 months. Because ...
There’s no such thing as a free lunch : altruistic parents and the response of household food expenditures to nutrition program reforms

Bingley, Paul ; Walker, Ian (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-06-12)

Many countries provide extensive in-kind public transfers for specific needs of particular client groups such as the elderly, the disabled, and children. However, this may crowd out private expenditures on the goods in ...