Search Results - subject_exact:"Welfare state"

Citizen reconnect, cultural biases and administrative burdens

Belardinelli, Paolo; Lodge, Martin - 2026

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Is GDP growth necessary to maintain pensions? : an empirical analysis of public pension spending and benefits in the OECD

Palomera, David; Starke, Peter - 2026

The literature on growth dependencies increasingly calls for post-growth welfare states capable of functioning without reliance on GDP growth in order to remain within planetary limits. Yet empirical research on the relationship between welfare state arrangements and economic growth remains...

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Bismarck's welfare state and the socialists

Kersting, Felix - 2025

This paper examines the political consequences of introducing the welfare state targeted at blue-collar workers in 19th-century Germany. I conceptualize Bismarck's reform as an accommodation strategy to combat the socialist party as an emerging challenger party. The result of a...

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Bismarck's welfare state and the socialists

Kersting, Felix - 2025

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Kerala's redistributive policy4Dan analysis of the state's public expenditure policies

Philip, Megha Susan; Gayithri, K. - 2025

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Financial sustainability above all else? : drivers and types of pension reform recommendations in EU socio-economic governance

Helmdag, Jan; Väänänen, Niko - 2025

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Regional determinants of attitudes toward immigrants in Germany

Peter, Julia; Übelmesser, Silke - 2025

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Delegation, deregulation, and business power : a comparative analysis of health insurance in Belgium and France

Benoît, Cyril - 2025

Business power is thought to increase over time when private actors are involved in the provision of public goods and services. This paper argues that this is partially true-and that in certain circumstances, state actors can even swiftly regain control of sectors previously ceded to private...

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Universal basic income in Viennese Late Enlightenment : rediscovering Josef Popper-Lynkeus and his in-kind social program

Linsbichler, Alexander; Franco, Marco Paulo Vianna - 2025

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The generosity of social policies in socialist and post-socialist states

2025

This open access book maps and compares national social policies of socialist and post-socialist countries, examining designs, implementation, and outcomes. It analyses how the generosity of social policies – understood as the combination of their inclusiveness and the scope of benefits they...

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The welfare-convergence dilemma : why social insurance is objectionable in the convergence conception of public justification

Li, Man-kong; Wong, Baldwin - 2025

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Public spending and inequality : evidence from the origins of a national redistribution fund

Hansen, Casper Worm; Jensen, Peter Sandholt - 2025

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Repair work in raced welfare capitalism : community health workers in the United States

Hanrieder, Tine - 2025

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Net fiscal contributions in the EU : the role of indirect taxation and in-kind benefits

Christl, Michael; Köppl-Turyna, Monika - 2025

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Net fiscal contributions in the EU : the role of indirect taxation and in-kind benefits

Christl, Michael; Köppl-Turyna, Monika - 2025

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How do immigrants affect local public finances? : evidence from Italian municipalities

Mariani, Rama Dasi; Mayda, Anna Maria; Rosati, Furio Camillo - 2025

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

Goldman, Lawrence - 2025

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The recent history and future prospects of the UK welfare state

Pearce, Nick; Kelly, Gavin - 2025

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Immigration and the welfare state

Allen, William L.; Fernández-Reino, Mariña; Ruiz, Isabel - 2025

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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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Public procurement and labour market inequality : conceptualising a multi-faceted relationship

Sarter, E. K. - 2024

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The interplay of work‐family trajectories and welfare provisions in (in)voluntary retirement : a cross‐national comparison of 28 European countries

Firat, Mustafa; Visser, Mark; Kraaykamp, Gerbert - 2024

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Reading notes on property rights and institutions

Berge, Erling - 2024

The present work is a collection of essays. The first one is new, written for the collection. Then follows 7 separate essays of varying age. They are named * On the classifications of property rights * A property rights perspective on institutional change in the welfare state * On the nature of...

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Reading notes on property rights and institutions

Berge, Erling - 2024

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In state we trust : evidence from Poland on why we undersave for retirement

Kośny, Marek; Kurach, Radosław; Kuśmierczyk, Paweł - 2024

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An extended view on inequality and redistribution in the European Union : the role of indirect taxation and in-kind benefits

Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; Köppl-Turyna, Monika - 2024

This paper refines the concept of disposable income by incorporating governmentprovided in-kind benefits for education and health services, as well as imputed VAT payments, following Figari and Paulus (2015). Our analysis reveals that including these elements significantly reduces income...

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The democratic challenge of central bank credit policies

Monnet, Eric - 2024

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COVID-19 policy interventions and fertility dynamics in the context of pre-pandemic welfare support

Plach, Samuel; Aassve, Arnstein; Cavalli, Nicolò; … - 2024

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The European social model after the Great Recession : a recovery not genuinely inclusive

Bilbao Ubillos, Javier; Ullibarri Arce, Miren; Ochando … - 2024

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Reexamining the economic globalization-welfare state nexus : a Bayesian mixed approach to linear and non-linear dynamics

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Nga; Nguyen Ngoc Thach - 2024

Previous research on the globalization-welfare state nexus has typically been conducted within a linear monotonic framework, focusing on two primary hypotheses. The efficiency hypothesis predicts that globalization shrinks the welfare state's size. In contrast, the compensation hypothesis argues...

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World economy autumn 2024: Momentum remains weak

Gern, Klaus-Jürgen; Kooths, Stefan; Reents, Jan; … - 2024

The global economy continues to expand at a moderate pace. The somewhat faster pace in the spring appears to have slowed again in the summer. In the United States, the economy is gradually losing momentum. At the same time, economic momentum in Europe remains low and a sustained economic...

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Are European health models still different?

Liberati, Paolo - 2024

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Teaching schools to compete : the case of Swedish upper secondary education

Jonsson, Stefan; Edlund, Peter - 2024

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Scrutinising Polarisation: Patterns and Consequences of Occupational Transformation in the Swedish Labour Market

2024

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Scrutinising polarisation : patterns and consequences of occupational transformation in the Swedish labour market

2024

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Poor Yield of a Rich Field: An Undeserving 'History of Poverty' in Early Modern Europe

Sokoll, Thomas - 2024

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Poor yield of a rich field : an undeserving "history of poverty" in early modern Europe

Sokoll, Thomas - 2024

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Poor yield of a rich field : an undeserving ‘"history of poverty" in early modern Europe

Sokoll, Thomas - 2024

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Local fiscal effects of immigration in Germany

Maxand, Simone; Sallam, Hend - 2024

We investigate the impact of immigration on public budgets using administrative data from German districts (Kreise). While previous literature suggests that the fiscal benefits of migration depend on government spending responses to immigration, the local-level effects in Germany remain...

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The welfare state and its role in the socio-ecological transformation

Bock-Schappelwein, Julia; Egger, Andrea; Falkner, Katharina - 2024

This article argues that the socio-ecological transformation does not only require to restructure the traditional welfare state architecture but also to renew welfare state objectives and institutions. While compensatory and preventive functions have long been in the foreground, it is now time...

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Transformative approaches to an ecologically sustainable welfare state

Bock-Schappelwein, Julia; Egger, Andrea; Falkner, Katharina - 2024

This paper examines how the necessary socio-ecological transformation can be shaped through welfare state institutions and measures in such a way that it does not cause social tensions and avoids any new environmentally harmful maladjustments, but rather is as socially just and ecologically...

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Is GDP growth necessary to maintain pensions? An empirical analysis of public pension spending and benefits in the OECD

Palomera, David; Starke, Peter - 2026

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From integration to attraction : a PROMETHEE approach to macro-talent management for migrants : a comparative analysis of european welfare models

Tsaousiotis, Kiriakos; Panitsidis, Konstantinos; Vezou, … - 2026

Amid Europe's demographic decline and the intensifying global "war for talent," migration is increasingly viewed as a critical source of human capital capable of sustaining economic growth and welfare systems. Nevertheless, the literature on Macro-Talent Management (MTM) has primarily focused on...

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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 Chile : between growth and redistribution

Zapata-Román, Gabriela; Barrientos, Armando - 2026

Chile combines high income levels and strong human development outcomes with persistent inequality. This paper examines the country's social protection matrix, focusing on its institutional configuration, financial structure, and main outcomes. The analysis distinguishes three core components-...

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The welfare state myth : how low-tax countries offer the world's best welfare

Fölster, Stefan; Sanandaji, Nima - 2026

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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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The economics of long-term care

Pestieau, Pierre - 2026

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Public support for welfare and redistributive policies in Ireland

Capistrano, Daniel; Maître, Bertrand; Russell, Helen - 2026

The current report presents findings of a research project that explored attitudes towards welfare and redistributive policies among Irish residents. Public support for the welfare state is an important foundation for democratic governments to pursue the policies needed to alleviate poverty in...

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Beyond the nordic welfare state : extending social investments with interventions

2026

"This timely book showcases a new approach to social investment that links investments to evidence-based interventions and clear effectiveness criteria. This approach makes welfare policies more efficient, equitable and sustainable, and moves beyond the standard social investment method which,...

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Auf dem Weg zum Klimasozialstaat : der Sozialstaat im sozialen und ökologischen Umbau

2026

2024 lag die globale Durchschnittstemperatur erstmals um mehr als 1,5 Grad Celsius über dem vorindustriellen Niveau. Prognosen erwarten weiterhin steigende CO2-Emissionen, die Klimaziele des Pariser Klimaabkommens rücken in weite Ferne. Auch in Österreich ist die Klimakrise deutlich spürbar:...

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Disaggregating gender income disparities in STEM : cohort and family factors in a Nordic welfare state

Bairoh, Susanna; Pyöriä, Satu; Mäkinen, Niklas - 2026

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Building communism by numbers : the Third Program of the CPSU and the economics of Soviet welfare targets

Fokin, Aleksandr A.; Pivovarov, Nikita Y. - 2026

This article reinterprets the Third Program of the CPSU (Communist Party of the Soviet Union) in 1961 as a rational, auditable social contract for the Soviet one-party state rather than a utopian manifesto. Reconstructing its Stalin-era prehistory-from drafts by Dmitry Manuilsky, Mark Mitin,...

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An investigation of the net social wage ratio in nine European countries : 1995-2018

Charitou, Anna; Maniatis, Thanasis; Passas, Costas - 2026

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When economic theory meets policy : Barbara Wootton and the creation of the British welfare state

Alves, Carolina; Guizzo, Danielle - 2023

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Punching up or punching down? : how stereotyping the rich and the poor impacts redistributive preferences in Germany

Diermeier, Matthias; Fischer, Madeleine L.; Niehues, Judith - 2023

Redistribution and the welfare state have been linked by academic discourse to narratives that portray specific societal groups as 'deserving' or 'undeserving'. The present analysis contributes to this scholarship in a twofold manner. First, it provides a holistic view on the beneficiaries and...

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