A new targeting: A new take-up?: Non-take-up of social assistance in Germany after social policy reforms

Empirical Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 565-580

  Bruckmeier, Kerstin ^a   Wiemers, Jürgen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microsimulation; Non take up; Social assistance; Welfare

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; SOCIAL POLICY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84866460084     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-011-0505-9     Document Type: Article

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