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Recent developments in society have generated misalignment between the welfare state and socio-economic conditions and preferences. This paper emphasis developments in the labor market and the structure, stability and preferences of the family, as well as macroeconomic changes. The latter...
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Dominoeffekte zu unterstellen. In Abschnitt 2 werden die bisherigen Entwicklungslinien Griechenlands, Portugals und Spanien bis zum …
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The achievements of social-welfare arrangements in Western Europe are well known: considerable income security, relatively little poverty and, in some countries, ample supply of social services. But there are also well-known weaknesses and hence considerable scope for improvement. Three types of...
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We find evidence that a significant part of the surge in the spreads of the PIGS countries in the Eurozone during 2010-11 was disconnected from underlying increases in the debt to Gdp ratios, and was the result of negative market sentiments that became very strong since the end of 2010. We also...
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methodology is applied to monthly interest rates for four southern European countries: Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain from the …
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by relaxing it for temporary jobs. These countries are Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands …, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The article explores the conditions of the reduction of employment protection and takes a closer …
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family allowances, non-contributory child benefits and tax credits or allowances) on child poverty in Greece, Italy, Spain … and Portugal. Using the European microsimulation model EUROMOD, the paper first assesses the distributional impact of …
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Recovery in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain is held back in part by structural barriers. Overcoming these requires …
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Austerity measures alone will not suffice to generate the growth needed for recovery in Greece, Portugal, Spain and … Italy. A European Recovery Programme is necessary to stimulate growth through structural reforms and fiscal stimulus. This …
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