Safety nets and benefit dependence [electronic resource] /
edited by Stéphane Carcillo ... [et al.].
- Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2014.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 295 p.) : ill.
- Research in labor economics, v. 39 0147-9121 ; .
- Research in labor economics ; v. 39. .
Identification and estimation of dynamic binary response panel data models: empirical evidence using alternative approaches / Kenneth Y. Chay, Dean R. Hyslop -- State dependence in social assistance receipt in Canada / Jorgen Hansen ... [et al.] -- State dependence in social assistance benefit receipt in Germany before and after the Hartz Reforms / Sebastian Königs -- How do exit rates from social assistance benefit in Belgium vary with individual and local agency characteristics? / Sarah Carpentier, Karel Neels, Karel Van den Bosch -- The effects of mandatory activation on welfare entry and exit rates / Anna Persson, Ulrika Vikman -- The impact of temporary assistance programs on disability rolls and re-employment / Stephan Lindner, Austin Nichols -- What impact does old-age pension receipt have on the use of public assistance programs among the elderly? / Norma B. Coe, April Yanyuan Wu.
Patterns of transitions into and out of benefit receipt are important measures of the effectiveness of social protection system, which play a important role in response to economic downturns. This volume contains new research on the dynamics of social insurance, including articles that provide evidence on benefit dependence from various countries.