In this paper, we investigate the microeconomic effects of one major feature of the German Hartz Reforms (2003-2005), namely the reduction in compensation duration for older unemployed above 45 years of age. We look at two potential effects of this measure: on job take-up rates, but also on...

This paper proposes an analysis of poverty evolution in Europe during the recent economic crisis considering policies that have been implemented to fight against it. We focus on five countries namely France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and the UK, each of them standing for a social protection model....

Degressivity of unemployment benefits is a major feature of social protection in most industrialised countries: the replacement rate (the ratio between the level of welfare benefits and the previous income) typically declines with the length of the unemployment spell. Moreover degressivity of...

This paper proposes an empirical analysis of the declining support for the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) during Schröder government's second term of office, which was marked by major reforms in the fields of unemployment insurance and labour market policy (Hartz reforms). Drawing on a...

In this paper, we investigate the microeconomic effects of one major feature of the German Hartz Reforms (2003-2005), namely the reduction in compensation duration for older unemployed above 45 years of age. We look at two potential effects of this measure: on job take-up rates, but also on...

Cet article propose de mettre en perspective les dispositifs de lutte contre la pauvreté mis en œuvre en Europe en réponse à la crise économique. Cinq pays sont étudiés, représentant différents modèles de protection sociale : la France, l'Allemagne, l'Espagne, la Suède et le...

Degressivity of unemployment benefits is a major feature of social protection in most industrialised countries: the replacement rate (the ratio between the level of welfare benefits and the previous income) typically declines with the length of the unemployment spell. Moreover degressivity of...

This paper proposes an empirical analysis of the declining support for the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) during Schröder government's second term of office, which was marked by major reforms in the fields of unemployment insurance and labour market policy (Hartz reforms). Drawing on a...

Nous analysons l'impact de la crise sur la pauvreté en Europe à travers l'étude de cinq pays représentant les différents modèles sociaux européens : la France, l'Allemagne, l'Espagne, la Suède et le Royaume-Uni. Malgré les différences de risque de pauvreté, nous constatons que...

We study the impact the current economic crisis has had on poverty in Europe. We focus on five countries, namely France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and the UK, each of them standing for a social model. Firstly, we observed the differences between models in terms of poverty and noted that in each...