Posts tagged with 'welfare'
March 15, 2019
Immigration and attitudes toward redistribution in Europe
How the share of immigrants at the regional level affects popular support for welfare policies
August 30, 2018
Immigration of poor voters increases redistribution
West German cities responded with higher taxes and welfare spending to post-WWII inflow of forced migrants
April 20, 2017
The migration of talent – global inequality or global benefits?
Much of the public debate on migration centers on the skill level of migrants. While receiving countries are concerned about […]
October 19, 2016
Increase in imports adversely affects provision of public services across U.S. localities
Recent research suggests that workers living in places with a heavy manufacturing presence in the U.S. have experienced both a […]
July 14, 2014
Like father, like son? Family welfare cultures in Norway
In most Western countries children of welfare recipients are more likely to receive welfare benefits themselves. However, it is not […]
June 23, 2014
Encouraging single mothers to work – evidence from the Netherlands
Welfare benefits are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the poor need them to survive, on the other hand […]
December 13, 2013
On the distributional effects of macro policies
Policy choices have distributional consequences. This proposition is seen as self-evident in the context of certain macroeconomic policies such as […]