How do income support systems in the UK affect labour force participation?
"This paper reviews how income-support systems affect labour force participation in the UK. The UK’s approach to social insurance is “basic security”, with modest, typically flat-rate, benefits; insurance-based benefits are relatively unimportant. Compared with the EU, the UK has high employmen...
Main Authors: | Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Uppsala, Brewer, Mike |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
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Uppsala
2009
IFAU |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19186706124919049889-How-do-income-support-systems-.htm |
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