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(Elsevier Science, 2006)Generous social assistance has been held responsible for inactivity traps and social exclusion in several European countries, hence the recent trend of promoting employment through in-work transfers. Yet, the relative ...
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(The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), 2006-03)Social assistance and inactivity traps have long been considered amongst the main causes of the poor employment performance of EU countries. The success of New Labour has triggered a growing interests in instruments capable ...
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(University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2008-09-12)We estimate a model of labor supply and participation in multiple programs for UK lone mothers which exploits a reform of in-work transfers. Cash entitlements increased but eligibility to in-kind child nutrition programs ...
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(Presses de Sciences Po, 2004-01)Le débat sur les incitations financières à la reprise d’une activité ne s’est pas éteint avec l’instauration de la Prime pour l’emploi. Notamment, le traitement de la dimension familiale dans les aides à l’emploi est un ...
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(University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-08)To assess the impact of tax-benefit policy changes on income distribution over time, we suggest a methodology based on counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three ...
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(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 ...
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(Economic and Social Research Institute, 2001-02)This paper addresses the question of whether Non-Cash benefits significantly affect the estimated poverty rates. It carefully considers how the benefits could be measured and concluded that there is relatively little change ...
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(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2009-12)In-work transfers are often seen as a good trade-off between redistribution and efficiency, as they alleviate poverty among low-wage households while increasing …nancial incentives to work. The present study explores the ...