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Marriage, labor supply, and the dynamics of the social safety net

Low, Hamish; Meghir, Costas; Pistaferri, Luigi; Voena, … - 2025

The 1996 U.S. welfare reform introduced time limits on welfare receipt. We use quasiexperimental evidence and a rich life cycle model to understand the impact of time limits on different margins of behavior and well-being. We stress the impact of marital status and marital transitions on...

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Marriage, labor supply and the dynamics of the social safety net

Low, Hamish; Meghir, Costas; Pistaferri, Luigi; Voena, … - 2018

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Marriage, labor supply and the dynamics of the social safety net

Low, Hamish; Meghir, Costas; Pistaferri, Luigi; Voena, … - 2018

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Marriage, labor supply and the dynamics of the social safety net

Low, Hamish; Meghir, Costas; Pistaferri, Luigi; Voena, … - 2018

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Marriage, labor supply and the dynamics of the social safety net

Low, Hamish; Meghir, Costas; Pistaferri, Luigi; Voena, … - 2018

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Marriage, Labor Supply and the Dynamics of the Social Safety Net

Low, Hamish - 2018

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Marriage, Labor Supply and the Dynamics of the Social Safety Net

Low, Hamish - 2018

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Marriage, Labor Supply and the Dynamics of the Social Safety Net

Low, Hamish - 2018

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Welfare reform : consequences for the children

Simonsen, Marianne; Skipper, Lars; Smith, Jeffrey A. - 2025

This paper uses register-based data to analyze the consequences of a recent major Danish welfare reform for children’s academic performance and well-being. In addition to work requirements, the reform brought about considerable reductions in welfare transfers. We implement a comparative event...

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The health and economic costs of welfare reform : a quasi-experimental evaluation of the roll-out of Universal Credit in England

Amo-Agyei, Silas; Munford, Luke; Daras, Konstantinos; … - 2026

We provide new evidence on the mental health and healthcare utilisation impacts of the rollout of Universal Credit, one of the most significant welfare reforms in Europe in recent decades. Designed to simplify the benefit system and strengthen work incentives by merging six meanstested...

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Eine Agenda 2035

Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2026

Aufgrund des demografischen Wandels und stark steigender Sozialversicherungsbeiträge skizziert dieser Policy Brief eine mögliche "Agenda 2035" zur nachhaltigen Finanzierung der deutschen Sozialversicherungssysteme. Ohne Reformen könnte der Gesamtsozialversicherungsbeitrag in den nächsten...

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Sozialstaat 2025 - was ist gesetzlich neu geregelt worden?

Voss-Dahm, Dorothea; Bäcker, Gerhard; Kalina, Thorsten; … - 2026 - Redaktionsschluss: 03.01.2026

Chronologie seit 2015 in sechs Politikfeldern ° Arbeitsförderung/SGB III & Arbeitsrecht ° Grundsicherung/Sozialhilfe & Wohngeld ° Rentenversicherung & Alterssicherung ° Krankenversicherung & Gesundheitswesen ° Pflegeversicherung & Pflege ° Familie & Kinderbetreuung Verabschiedete Gesetze...

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Social protection in South Korea : transition from the developmental to the universal welfare state

Kwŏn, Hyŏk-chu; Kim, Eunju - 2026

South Korea's social protection system has undergone a profound transformation from a developmental welfare state, in which social protection policies were subordinated to the economic development goal, to a universal welfare state. This study traces this trajectory by examining six key...

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Mikrosimulation von Reformoptionen steuerfinanzierter Sozialleistungen

Blömer, Maximilian; Bonin, Holger; Bruckmeier, Kerstin; … - 2026

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Addressing the Demographic Decline in South Korea

Carroll, Daniel; Hur, Sewon; İmrohoroğlu, Selahattin; … - 2026

In this paper, we use an overlapping-generations standard-incomplete markets model to quantitatively investigate the long-run implications of Korea's demographic changes and policy reforms. Importantly, our quantitative model endogenizes the retirement decision and matches the elasticity of...

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Zwischen Anspruch und Realität : die Umsetzung des Schlichtungsverfahrens im Jobcenter

Köppen, Magdalena - 2026

Mit der Bürgergeldreform wurde zum 1. Juli 2023 erstmals ein gesetzlich verankertes Schlichtungsverfahren in der Grundsicherung für Arbeitsuchende eingeführt (§ 15a SGB II). Es greift, wenn die Erstellung oder Fortschreibung des Kooperationsplans aufgrund von Meinungsverschiedenheiten...

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Spatial heterogeneity in welfare reform success

Broadway, Barbara; Zhu, Anna - 2023

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Spatial heterogeneity in welfare reform success

Broadway, Barbara; Zhu, Anna - 2023

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Welfare reform and migrant's long-term labor market integration

Kunz, Johannes; Zhu, Anna - 2023

We study the effect of reducing welfare assistance on migrants' long-term integration in Australia. The policy postponed a migrant's eligibility for benefits during their first two years in the country. It mainly affected mothers and was announced after their arrival. Using a regression...

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Welfare reform and migrant's long-term labor market integration

Kunz, Johannes; Zhu, Anna - 2023

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Welfare Reform and Migrant’s Long-term Labor Market Integration

Kunz, Johannes; Zhu, Anna - 2023

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Welfare Reform and Migrant's Long-Term Labor Market Integration

Kunz, Johannes; Zhu, Anna - 2023

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The employment effects of generous and unconditional cash support

Ramos Morilla, Xavier; Verlaat, Timo; Todeschini, Federico - 2023

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"Chatting shit" in the jobcentre : navigating workfare policy at the street-level

Redman, Jamie - 2023

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The employment effects of generous and unconditional cash support

Verlaat, Timo; Todeschini, Federico; Ramos Morilla, Xavier - 2023

While unconditional cash transfers have been studied extensively in developing countries, little is known about their effects in a wealthier context. Through a randomized controlled trial, we study the employment effects of a generous and unconditional transfer targeting low-income families in...

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Housing in the EU : the EU as a commodifying force

Sidenros, Jonathan - 2025

This study explores the European Union's role in Europe's housing crisis. While much attention has been given to the EU's impact on other welfare state sectors, housing remains underexplored. Using Aalbers' theory of housing financialisation and Scharpf's theory of positive and negative EU...

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A difference-in-differences analysis of the well-being effects of Universal Credit

Baxter, Andy; Tindall, Martha; Wickham, Sophie; … - 2025

Universal Credit (UC) was a large-scale reform of the UK welfare system reform, replacing six existing benefits. UC aimed to simplify claims and encourage more claimants into work. We identify its effect on mental well-being, treating the phased rollout from 2013-2018 as a natural experiment. We...

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Mitigation of the two-child cap

2025

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For whose benefit? : proposals to reform health and disability benefits & to create a new social contract

Prager, Jean-André; Phillips, Sean; Tait, Alexander - 2025

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Exploring the structural reform of youth policies to promote fertility

Kim, Wonshik - 2025

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Sozialstaat 2024 - was ist gesetzlich neu geregelt worden?

Bäcker, Gerhard; Voss-Dahm, Dorothea; Zink, Lina; … - 2025 - Redaktionsschluss: 06.01.2025

Chronologie seit 1998 in sechs Politikfeldern * Arbeitsförderung/SGB II & Arbeitsrecht * Grundsicherung/Sozialhilfe & Wohngeld * Rentenversicherung & Alterssicherung * Krankenversicherung & Gesundheitswesen * Pflegeversicherung & Pflege * Kindergeld, Elterngeld/-zeit, Kinderbetreuung Mit den...

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Back to the future : the history of the British welfare state 1834-2024

Goldman, Lawrence - 2025

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Towards universal coverage in Timor-Leste : assessing the cost and financing gap of social protection reforms

Fernandes, Rita Maria de Sousa; Pedetti, Gabriela; … - 2025

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Sozialleistungen : aus vielen mach eine?

Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Weber, Enzo - 2025

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Securing the future : a model of social insurance for long-term care in Malaysia

Khalid, Haniza; Norma Mansor - 2025

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Welfare Reform: Consequences for the Children

Simonsen, Marianne; Skipper, Lars; Smith, Jeffrey Andrew - 2025

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Declining trust, rising inequality? : he performance of the German welfare state as reflected in public opinion

Busemeyer, Marius R.; Jäger, Felix - 2025

The welfare state continues to enjoy strong public support in Germany, as it cushions social risks and thereby reinforces the legitimacy of democracy. Yet, as recent survey data from the Konstanz Inequality Barometer reveal, public trust in the welfare state has been deeply shaken. Respondents...

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Zur Reform des Bürgergelds : Gutachten des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats beim Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE)

2025 - Stand: 22.09.2025

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Design without delivery : analysing and rethinking social protection in Honduras

Ham, Andrés - 2025

We analyse the disconnect between the intended design and actual outcomes of Honduras's social protection system. The current framework results in low coverage rates and limited redistribution, and imposes an implicit tax on formal activity. It also discourages productivity-enhancing decisions...

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Social investments and regionalism as a phase in the development of social policy?

Orczyk, Józef - 2025

Aim: This article explores the evolving role of social investments and regionalism as contemporary phases in the development of social policy, with a focus on Poland. The research aims to examine how shifting economic, demographic, and technological conditions - including labor market...

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Reforma de la política social para superar el asistencialismo crónico en Argentina : principios, diseño y experiencias relevantes

Teijeiro, Mario O. - 2025

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Social security reforms, retirement and sectoral decisions

Delalibera, Bruno Ricardo; Ferreira, Pedro Cavalcanti; … - 2024

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Social security reforms, retirement and sectoral decisions

Delalibera, Bruno Ricardo; Ferreira, Pedro Cavalcanti; … - 2023

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Social Security Reforms, Retirement and Sectoral Decisions

Delalibera, Bruno - 2025

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Konzeption eines integrierten Sozialtransfersystems : Studie

Blömer, Maximilian; Eser, Eike Johannes; Fischer, Lilly; … - 2025

Das deutsche Transfersystem, bestehend aus Bürgergeld, Wohngeld und Kinderzuschlag, leidet unter Komplexität, hohen Grenzbelastungen und schwachen Erwerbsanreizen. Auf Basis des ifo-Mikrosimulationsmodells werden zwei Reformansätze analysiert: ein integriertes Transfersystem „aus einem...

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The policy and political consequences of the B-Mincome pilot project

Rincón García, Leire - 2022

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Making activation for young welfare recipients mandatory

Dahl, Espen; Hernæs, Øystein - 2022

Activation policies to promote self-sufficiency among recipients of welfare and other types of benefits are becoming more common in many welfare states. We evaluate a law change in Norway making welfare receipt conditional on participation in an activation program for all welfare recipients...

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Universal Credit : welfare reform and mental health

Brewer, Mike; Dang, Thang; Tominey, Emma - 2024

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Universal Credit : welfare reform and mental health

Brewer, Mike; Dang, Thang; Tominey, Emma - 2022

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Universal Credit : Welfare Reform and Mental Health

Brewer, Mike; Dang, Thang; Tominey, Emma - 2022

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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

We study the impact of restricting child-related social assistance to the first two children in the family on the fertility of third and subsequent births. As of April 2017, all third and subsequent born children to low-income families in the UK did not receive means-tested child benefits,...

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Welfare reform and repression in an autocracy : Bismarck and the socialists

Kersting, Felix - 2022

Can autocratic governments gain support by implementing a welfare reform and a repressive law? This paper studies a famous case - Bismarck's policies of social insurance and the antisocialist law in late 19th century Germany. The socialist party, I find, increases its vote share in...

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Welfare reform and repression in an autocracy: Bismarck and the socialists

Kersting, Felix - 2022

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Unintended consequences of welfare cuts on children and adolescents

Dustmann, Christian; Landersø, Rasmus; Andersen, Lars … - 2024

This paper studies the effects of a large welfare benefit reduction on the children in the affected families. The welfare cut targeted adult refugees who received residency in Denmark, and it reduced their disposable income by 30 percent on average over the first five years. We show that...

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Unintended consequences of welfare cuts on children and adolescents

Dustmann, Christian; Landersø, Rasmus; Andersen, Lars … - 2024

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Unintended consequences of welfare cuts on children and adolescents

Dustmann, Christian; Landersø, Rasmus; Andersen, Lars … - 2024

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The rural-urban poverty gap in England after the 2008 financial crisis : exploring the effects of budgetary cuts and welfare reforms

Vera-Toscano, Esperanza; Shucksmith, Mark; Brown, David L. - 2024

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Capital income taxation and reforming social security in an OLG economy

Makarski, Krzysztof; Tyrowicz, Joanna; Komada, Oliwia - 2024

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The dovish turnaround : Germany's social benefit reform and job findings

Weber, Enzo - 2024

On the labour markets, recent decades were characterised by structural supply-side reforms in many countries. Following its hawkish reforms from the 2000s, Germany has recently made a dovish turnaround. Conditions in basic income support for unemployed became more generous. Before, a temporary...

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Low-income families, maternal labor supply, and welfare reform

Garstenauer, Viola; Siassi, Nawid - 2024

In this paper, we examine reforms that alleviate large employment disincentives induced by child-related transfers for married mothers. We develop a life-cycle model where married couples face labor market, child care and fertility risk, and make joint labor supply and consumption-saving...

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Can we all be Denmark? : the role of civic attitudes in welfare state reforms

Celico, Andrea; Rode, Martin - 2024

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