Sökning: "activation programs"

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  1. 1. Activation Programs, Benefit Take-Up, and Labor Market Attachment

    Författare :Anna Persson; Matz Dahlberg; Eva Mörk; Anders Björklund; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social asssitance; activation programs; workfare; job displacement; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay 1 (with Ulrika Vikman): Previous literature shows that activation requirements for welfare participants reduce welfare participation, but the dynamics behind these results have not been fully examined. In this paper we use a rich set of register data covering the entire working age population in a Swedish municipality to study how the introduction of mandatory activation programs aimed at unemployed welfare participants affect the probability of entering and exiting welfare. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Activation Policy in Action : A Street-Level Study of Social Assistance in the Swedish Welfare State

    Författare :Katarina H. Thorén; Sydney Hans; Tapio Salonen; Jennifer Mosley; Jeanne Marsh; Växjö universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Activation policy; social assistance; street-level bureaucracy theory; front-line workers; implementation; welfare state; coping strategy; discretion; Social work; Socialt arbete; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Sammanfattning : Work-related activation policies are currently developing in most western welfare states. Sweden is no exception and activation policies were introduced in the 1990s in many municipal social services organizations in Sweden. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Benefits or Work? Social Programs and Labor Supply

    Författare :Ulrika Vikman; Matz Dahlberg; Eva Mörk; Michael Svarer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labor Economics; Policy Evaluation; Maternal labor supply; Unemployment; Activation;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay I: This essay evaluates how access to paid parental leave affects labor market entrance for immigrating mothers with small children. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Making the Poor Work : Social Assistance and Activation in Sweden

    Författare :Anders Giertz; Socialhögskolan; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; unemployment; social assistance; activation; welfare-to-work; marginalisation; social exclusion; Social problems and welfare; immigration; national insurance; Sociala problem; social välfärd; socialförsäkring;

    Sammanfattning : Management of poor relief and work demands have been controversial questions in social policy during the workhouse era of the nineteenth century as well as in current discussions on social assistance and activation of recipients. The first part contains a discussion on the concepts of poverty, marginalisation, and social exclusion, and continues with an overview of activation policies for recipients of social assistance. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Aktivering av socialbidragstagare - om stöd och kontroll i socialtjänsten

    Författare :Jenny Nybom; Tommy Lundström; Bo Vinnerljung; Tapio Salonen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; activation; workfare; welfare-to-work; sanctions; social assistance; social services; welfare; socialtjänst; socialbidrag; ekonomiskt bistånd; försörjningsstöd; aktivering; arbetslinjen; sanktioner; tvång; bedömningar; utfall; uppföljning; Social Work; socialt arbete;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to examine activation, including support and control, among different groups of social assistance (SA) recipients. Assessments and activation related decisions during one year are analysed for 372 social randomly selected assistance claimants from four municipalities. LÄS MER