Should Welfare Administration Be Centralized or Decentralized? Evidence from a Policy Experiment

The 2005 reform of the German welfare system introduced two competing organizational models for welfare administration. In most districts, a centralized organization was established where local welfare agencies are bound to central directives. At the same time, 69 districts were allowed to opt for a decentralized organization. We evaluate the relative success of both types of organizations. Compared to centralized organization, decentralized organization of welfare administration has a negative effect on the transition of male welfare recipients to self-sufficient employment, but it does not affect employment in combination with continuing welfare support. No significant effects were found for women

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Boockmann, Bernhard
Other Persons:	Thomsen, Stephan L. (contributor) ; Walter, Thomas (contributor) ; Göbel, Christian (contributor) ; Huber, Martin (contributor)
Publisher:	[2011]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Sozialverwaltung \| Social administration \| Wirkungsanalyse \| Impact assessment \| Dezentrale Organisation \| Decentralized organization \| Deutschland \| Germany \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Arbeitsverwaltung \| Labour administration \| Arbeitsmarktintegration \| Labour market integration

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