Economic downturn and stress testing European welfare systems

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As unemployment rises across the European Union (EU) it is important to understand the extent to which the incomes of the new unemployed are protected by tax-benefit systems and to assess the cost pressures on the governments. This paper uses the EU tax-benefit model EUROMOD to explore these issues, comparing effects in five countries. It provides evidence on the differing degrees of resilience of the household incomes of the newly unemployed due to the variations in the protection offered by the tax-benefit systems, according to whether unemployment benefit is payable, the household situation of the unemployed person, and across countries.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ISER Working Paper Series ; No. 2010-18

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access ; Social Security and Public Pensions
• Subject: Unemployment ; European Union ; Household income ; Microsimulation ; Wirtschaftskrise ; Arbeitslosigkeit ; Arbeitslosenversicherung ; Sozialtransfer ; Einkommen ; Öffentlicher Haushalt ; EU-Staaten

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Figari, Francesco ; Salvatori, Andrea ; Sutherland, Holly
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
• (where): Colchester
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/65946
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