Family related transfers and child poverty across Europe
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Welfare regimes across Europe differ considerably with respect to the support of and the policy instruments used to foster families with dependent children. In striving for a harmonization of social policy across EU-countries more insight in such cross-national differences is needed; this is especially true in light of the recent Eastern European extension of the EU. This paper adds to this research agenda by focusing on family related public cash transfers (FRT) and their relevance for alleviation of child poverty based on representative micro-data for 15 European countries.
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Family related transfers and children’s economic well-being in Europe
Welfare regimes across Europe differ considerably with respect to the support of families and households with dependent children (cf. e.g. Esping-Andersen 1990, Headey et al 1997). Relevant policy instruments reach from in-kind transfers (like free access to education, (subsidized) health care, etc.) to means-tested benefits (e.g., social assistance) and even benefits with unrestricted access. ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2007