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Social Jealousy and Stigma - Negative Externalities of Social Assistance Payments in Germany
de New (née Kassenboehmer), Sonja C.; Haisken-DeNew, … - 2014
satisfaction in Germany using the SOEP 1995-2004. We find strong evidence that individuals in Germany are negatively influenced by …). While there are obvious benefits to making SAP to those needy, there are substantial negative externalities experienced by … and stigma costs, whereas child benefits (Kindergeld) are seen to enhance life satisfaction over and above a simple income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014202517
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Social jealousy and stigma : negative externalities of social assistance payments in Germany
New, Sonja C. de; Haisken-DeNew, John P. - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008908041
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Are recipients of social assistance "benefit dependent"? : concepts, measurement and results for selected countries
Immervoll, Herwig; Jenkins, Stephen; Königs, Sebastian - 2015
Means-tested Social Assistance (SA) benefits play an important role as social protection floors supporting households in financial difficulties. This paper presents evidence on the patterns of SA benefit receipt in a selection of OECD and EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of SA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010470900
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Are Recipients of Social Assistance 'Benefit Dependent'? Concepts, Measurement and Results for Selected Countries
Immervoll, Herwig - 2015
Means-tested Social Assistance (SA) benefits play an important role as social protection floors supporting households in financial difficulties. This paper presents evidence on the patterns of SA benefit receipt in a selection of OECD and EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of SA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029143
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Social Assistance Benefits and European Coordination
Wang, Jinxian - 2015
A number of studies suggest that the Europeanization process has a profound impact on national labour market policies, but fairly little research has been devoted to the development of social assistance benefit schemes across countries and over time. Relying on two new indicators, benefit levels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013017480
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Intensifying the use of benefit sanctions : an effective Tool to shorten welfare receipt and speed up transitions to employment?
Boockmann, Bernhard; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2009
Benefit sanctions imposed on non-compliant welfare recipients are a new element in the German welfare system. In practice, the sanction policy and the application of sanctions vary considerably across the 439 welfare agencies. Based on combined administrative and survey data, these differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003902960
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The dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Germany : state dependence before and after the "Hartz reforms"
Königs, Sebastian - 2014
In this article, we study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the … rates are much higher in Eastern Germany than in Western Germany, absolute levels of structural state dependence however are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010252047
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The dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Germany : state dependence before and after the "Hartz reforms"
Königs, Sebastian - 2014
In this article, I study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the … persistence rates and the absolute level of structural state dependence are higher in Eastern Germany than in Western Germany. I …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010250101
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By the Sweat of Their Brow : Welfare to Work in Los Angeles
Force, Peter - 2016
The nation's best known welfare program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was created to give widows and destitute mothers the means to stay at home and care for children. However, the entry of large numbers of American mothers into the paid workforce has created increasing tension...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012993418
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Income support, (un-)employment and well-being
Hetschko, Clemens; Schöb, Ronnie; Wolf, Tobias - 2016
Using specific panel data of German welfare benefit recipients, we investigate the non-pecuniary life satisfaction … makes people generally better off than being unemployed, but employed welfare recipients do not reach the life satisfaction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011513025