... Employer plans began in 1917 and between then and 1933, thirty-eight firms had established unemployment benefit programs. One such plan, that of J.I. Case, called for an employee contribution of 5 percent of earnings that was matched by the company until one year’s earnings had been accumulated. Gen ...
The Global Politics of Attention and Social Policy Transformati
... replacing Southern European trade, but rather inducing increased specialization in the EU17. And as with other European countries, successful trade integration will enable continued high levels of social spending. Foreign direct investment lagged trade growth during the first decade of transition, b ...
... replacing Southern European trade, but rather inducing increased specialization in the EU17. And as with other European countries, successful trade integration will enable continued high levels of social spending. Foreign direct investment lagged trade growth during the first decade of transition, b ...
Social Democracy in the Globalized Post
... omit an important element of what a »social democratic« society should offer to its members if it did not pay attention to the human and social costs of material prosperity. There are »social externalities« to the market process which are in danger of being neglected to an excessive extent. The conc ...
... omit an important element of what a »social democratic« society should offer to its members if it did not pay attention to the human and social costs of material prosperity. There are »social externalities« to the market process which are in danger of being neglected to an excessive extent. The conc ...
A positive analysis of immigration policy
... born). This finding, which he interprets in the opposite direction as evidence that immigration reduces union effectiveness and therefore its appeal to workers, is also consistent with our idea. ...
... born). This finding, which he interprets in the opposite direction as evidence that immigration reduces union effectiveness and therefore its appeal to workers, is also consistent with our idea. ...
Amitsis_-_Stream_7
... beneficiaries and to highlight internal (put forward by the Ministry of Labour, Social Insurance and Welfare and the Public Employment Service) and external scenarios (put forward by international donors and the OECD) for the introduction of activation principles in employment and welfare policies. ...
... beneficiaries and to highlight internal (put forward by the Ministry of Labour, Social Insurance and Welfare and the Public Employment Service) and external scenarios (put forward by international donors and the OECD) for the introduction of activation principles in employment and welfare policies. ...
Chapter 4 PowerPoint document
... = 150), while B would then be fully compensated for the loss involved in going from 1 to 2 ( U = 10 x 10 =100). On this test, 2 is superior to 1. For the Hicks test, looking at 1, the most that the loser B could transfer to the winner A so as not to be worse off than in allocation 2 is 10 units of Y ...
... = 150), while B would then be fully compensated for the loss involved in going from 1 to 2 ( U = 10 x 10 =100). On this test, 2 is superior to 1. For the Hicks test, looking at 1, the most that the loser B could transfer to the winner A so as not to be worse off than in allocation 2 is 10 units of Y ...
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... Benefits for the Aged. “Pioneer Generation Package” lunched in 2013. Offers healthcare and income benefits to those above 65 In 2014, the government set wage floors for cleaners and security guards (the bulk of working poor) while remaining opposed to minimum wages In the 2015 budget speech, the gov ...
... Benefits for the Aged. “Pioneer Generation Package” lunched in 2013. Offers healthcare and income benefits to those above 65 In 2014, the government set wage floors for cleaners and security guards (the bulk of working poor) while remaining opposed to minimum wages In the 2015 budget speech, the gov ...
research paper series Cumulative Causation, Capital Mobility and the Welfare State
... counters the conventional wisdom according to which (1) welfare states, by distorting firms’ costs, hinder successful competition in world markets, and (2) economic integration reduces national governments’ ability to independently shape their policies. In particular, the credible threat of relocati ...
... counters the conventional wisdom according to which (1) welfare states, by distorting firms’ costs, hinder successful competition in world markets, and (2) economic integration reduces national governments’ ability to independently shape their policies. In particular, the credible threat of relocati ...
Single Bottom Line - Dalberg Global Development Advisors
... companies – especially those concerned about their public image – started to spend their profits on the same sorts of projects. They also began to run more hands-on programs with worthy goals: cleaning up city parks, tutoring poor children, collecting money for international charities, etc. These pr ...
... companies – especially those concerned about their public image – started to spend their profits on the same sorts of projects. They also began to run more hands-on programs with worthy goals: cleaning up city parks, tutoring poor children, collecting money for international charities, etc. These pr ...
SOCIAL WELFARE, GLOBALISATION
... shown by Feenstra (1998, p.32), as soon as trade in intermediate inputs is allowed, “globalization has an impact on employment and wages that are observationally equivalent to the changes induced by technological innovation”. In other words, the introduction of outsourcing helps to explain why via t ...
... shown by Feenstra (1998, p.32), as soon as trade in intermediate inputs is allowed, “globalization has an impact on employment and wages that are observationally equivalent to the changes induced by technological innovation”. In other words, the introduction of outsourcing helps to explain why via t ...
D. LEVY - CEPREMAP
... in the sense of free-market economics. This first feature is, however, far from defining all the facets of neoliberalism. In each country, the new social order imposed a new discipline on workers, notably more demanding labor conditions, stagnating purchasing powers, and pressure on social protectio ...
... in the sense of free-market economics. This first feature is, however, far from defining all the facets of neoliberalism. In each country, the new social order imposed a new discipline on workers, notably more demanding labor conditions, stagnating purchasing powers, and pressure on social protectio ...
A RADICAL ANALYSIS OF WELFARE ECONOMICS AND
... paper. Moreover, while a parallel analysis may be applicable to state socialist economies,2 this critique will be limited to: (a) the neoclassical justification of basic capitalist institutions -labor, land, capital, and commodity markets, and the control of production by owners of the means of prod ...
... paper. Moreover, while a parallel analysis may be applicable to state socialist economies,2 this critique will be limited to: (a) the neoclassical justification of basic capitalist institutions -labor, land, capital, and commodity markets, and the control of production by owners of the means of prod ...
Optimal Monetary Policy in a Two Country Model with Firm
... The world consists of two identical economies each populated with a continuum of agents of unit mass. Households supply labor, make deposits with financial intermediaries, and consume domestic and foreign goods, subject to a cash-in-advance constraint. In each country a unit mass of firms produce diff ...
... The world consists of two identical economies each populated with a continuum of agents of unit mass. Households supply labor, make deposits with financial intermediaries, and consume domestic and foreign goods, subject to a cash-in-advance constraint. In each country a unit mass of firms produce diff ...
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... causing labour market inefficiencies and consequently high unemployment in Europe. Closer inspection reveals, however, that the impact of welfare state institutions on economic performance and employment is not as clear-cut as some analysts suggest. At both the theoretical and the empirical level, t ...
... causing labour market inefficiencies and consequently high unemployment in Europe. Closer inspection reveals, however, that the impact of welfare state institutions on economic performance and employment is not as clear-cut as some analysts suggest. At both the theoretical and the empirical level, t ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... of Economic Research Volume Title: International Aspects of Fiscal Policies
... in a small, open, pure-exchange economy can exploit its access to longterm capital markets to smooth fluctuations in private agents’ income streams. In this case government deficits coincide exactly with deficits in the balance of trade. Second, when goods are storable, they provide an alternative m ...
... in a small, open, pure-exchange economy can exploit its access to longterm capital markets to smooth fluctuations in private agents’ income streams. In this case government deficits coincide exactly with deficits in the balance of trade. Second, when goods are storable, they provide an alternative m ...
Social Security, Taxation, and Redistribution in Japan
... the United States as it attempts to redesign the American social security system, for example, to see the potent political force and appeal old age security holds with the general public. It is important to note that these same political and fiscal pressures are common across the advanced democratic ...
... the United States as it attempts to redesign the American social security system, for example, to see the potent political force and appeal old age security holds with the general public. It is important to note that these same political and fiscal pressures are common across the advanced democratic ...
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... 16) identify four main explanations for the EKC empirical relation presented above. These are: (1) sources of growth; (2) income effects; (3) threshold effects; and (4) increasing returns to abatement. In this section, we examine if and how these explanations may apply to the animal welfare Kuznets ...
... 16) identify four main explanations for the EKC empirical relation presented above. These are: (1) sources of growth; (2) income effects; (3) threshold effects; and (4) increasing returns to abatement. In this section, we examine if and how these explanations may apply to the animal welfare Kuznets ...
Chapter 4 The Social Market Economy
... variations of capitalism. This means that in both systems, most of the capital goods are privately owned. But there are significant differences in the two variations of capitalism. What is called “the social market economy” has also been called “Social Democracy” or “Democratic Socialism” and is ass ...
... variations of capitalism. This means that in both systems, most of the capital goods are privately owned. But there are significant differences in the two variations of capitalism. What is called “the social market economy” has also been called “Social Democracy” or “Democratic Socialism” and is ass ...
, Public Choice and the Modern Welfare State in the Twentieth Century
... In the 25 year period between 1960 and 1985, there was a great expansion of social insurance and transfer programs in all Western countries. The fraction of GDP accounted for by government expenditures approximately doubled in much of Europe and grew by 40%-50% in most other OECD nations. After 1985 ...
... In the 25 year period between 1960 and 1985, there was a great expansion of social insurance and transfer programs in all Western countries. The fraction of GDP accounted for by government expenditures approximately doubled in much of Europe and grew by 40%-50% in most other OECD nations. After 1985 ...
This PDF is a selection from a published volume from... National Bureau of Economic Research
... The fifth finding is that the main thrust of U.K. reforms of welfare programs has been to increase the benefits that accrue to those who work compared to those who do not. In 1988, the relevant legislation was the Family Tax Credit of 1988.In 1999, this was replaced by the Working Families Tax Credi ...
... The fifth finding is that the main thrust of U.K. reforms of welfare programs has been to increase the benefits that accrue to those who work compared to those who do not. In 1988, the relevant legislation was the Family Tax Credit of 1988.In 1999, this was replaced by the Working Families Tax Credi ...
MERIT GOODS, GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND PRIVATE
... Barr (1992) mentions also the Welfare State role as an insurance against the risk of poverty, illness, unemployment. Other definitions (Wilensky and Lebeaux, 1965) make a distinction between a residual (safety net for the poor) and a universal Welfare State for which every citizen is eligible. It co ...
... Barr (1992) mentions also the Welfare State role as an insurance against the risk of poverty, illness, unemployment. Other definitions (Wilensky and Lebeaux, 1965) make a distinction between a residual (safety net for the poor) and a universal Welfare State for which every citizen is eligible. It co ...
The Corporatist Political Economies
... literature. Thus, we refocus the analysis on the role of the state in industrial relations, the education and training systems, the systems of business finance, and R&D. The Functioning of the Corporatist Political Economy Both Katzenstein (1985) and Cameron (1978, 1984) note the strong association ...
... literature. Thus, we refocus the analysis on the role of the state in industrial relations, the education and training systems, the systems of business finance, and R&D. The Functioning of the Corporatist Political Economy Both Katzenstein (1985) and Cameron (1978, 1984) note the strong association ...
2 Measures of Informality vs Income per Capita
... (Comprehensive Insurance Framework) and in public economics (the appropriate role for public intervention) In the long-term, ensure ...
... (Comprehensive Insurance Framework) and in public economics (the appropriate role for public intervention) In the long-term, ensure ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... Bureau of Economic Research
... European economies, so that employment growth consisted largely of parttime rather than full-time jobs. Indeed, in many countries, full-time employment fell while part-time employment rose. In the United States, by contrast, while the share of part-time workers increased in the early 1980s recession ...
... European economies, so that employment growth consisted largely of parttime rather than full-time jobs. Indeed, in many countries, full-time employment fell while part-time employment rose. In the United States, by contrast, while the share of part-time workers increased in the early 1980s recession ...
The Korean Welfare State in Economic Hard Times:Democracy
... On the road to becoming a modern welfare state, Korea has experienced two economic hard times: one in 1997-1999, during the Asian financial crisis, and the other in 2008-2009, during the global financial crisis. As Peter Gourevitch3 pointed out, economic crisis places systems under stress. Hard time ...
... On the road to becoming a modern welfare state, Korea has experienced two economic hard times: one in 1997-1999, during the Asian financial crisis, and the other in 2008-2009, during the global financial crisis. As Peter Gourevitch3 pointed out, economic crisis places systems under stress. Hard time ...