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Assessing welfare accounts
Fölster, Stefan; Gidehag, Robert; Orszag, Jonathan Michael - 2002
The paper examines the possible effects of introducing a large-scale welfare reform in Sweden, namely, the introduction of comprehensive welfare accounts. Under this policy, individuals make mandatory contributions to accounts, which they can top up with voluntary contributions. In return,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265550
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Anatomy of policy complementarities
Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - 1999
The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the political difficulties in implementing more extensive reform programs. We argue that the heart of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273118
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Anatomy of Policy Complementarities
Orszag, J. Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999
The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the political difficulties in implementing more extensive reform programs. We argue that the heart of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763705
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Assessing Welfare Accounts
Fölster, Stefan; Gidehag, Robert; Orszag, Mike; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
The paper examines the possible effects of introducing a large-scale welfare reform in Sweden, namely, the introduction of comprehensive welfare accounts. Under this policy, individuals make mandatory contributions to accounts, which they can top up with voluntary contributions. In return,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233864
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Does Delay Cause Decay? The Effect of Administrative Decision Time on the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Disability Applicants
Autor, David; Maestas, Nicole; Mullen, Kathleen; … - 2015
Disability Insurance (SSDI) applicants and distinguishes it from the discouragement effect of receiving disability benefits … differences in processing speed among disability examiners to whom applicants are randomly assigned, we find that longer … appealing their denials, previous estimates of the benefit receipt effect are confounded with the effect of delays on subsequent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481679
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The Dynamics of Disability and Benefit Receipt in Britain
Jones, Melanie K.; McVicar, Duncan - 2017
This paper exploits rarely-used longitudinal data to examine the impacts of disability onset on benefit receipt in … who experienced disability onset under the less restrictive pre-2009 disability benefit regime. Contrary to the perception … combines propensity score matching with difference-in-differences estimation. Disability onset increases receipt of disability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011787036
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Does Delay Cause Decay? The Effect of Administrative Decision Time on the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Disability Applicants
Autor, David; Maestas, Nicole; Mullen, Kathleen; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Disability Insurance (SSDI) applicants and distinguishes it from the discouragement effect of receiving disability benefits … differences in processing speed among disability examiners to whom applicants are randomly assigned, we find that longer … appealing their denials, previous estimates of the benefit receipt effect are confounded with the effect of delays on subsequent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143943
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Why Do Temporary Workers Have Higher Disability Insurance Risks Than Permanent Workers?
Koning, Pierre; Muller, Paul; Prudon, Roger - 2022
differences in health translate into a substantially higher (30%) risk of applying for disability insurance (DI) in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351712
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Does Cutting Child Benefits Reduce Fertility in Larger Families? Evidence from the UK’s Two-Child Limit
Reader, Mary; Portes, Jonathan; Patrick, Ruth - 2022
-order fertility among lowincome families. However, compared to earlier research in the UK and elsewhere, largely based on benefit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351742
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How Reliable Are Social Safety Nets? Value and Accessibility in Situations of Acute Economic Need
Immervoll, Herwig; Hyee, Raphaela; Fernandez, Rodrigo; … - 2022
the amounts of cash support that individuals in need receive in practice. Results show that accessibility and benefit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351771