Austerity: Resurrection? The main parties’ positions on fiscal policy and welfare spending at the 2019 general election by Craig Berry

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Essays on the political economy of welfare and redistribution by Roh, Jungho

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Integration, spurious convergence, and financial fragility: a post-Keynesian interpretation of the Spanish crisis by ESTEBAN PÉREZ CALDENTEY, MATÍAS VERNENGO

“…ABSTRACT The Spanish crisis is generally portrayed as resulting from excessive spending by households associated to a housing bubble and/or an excessive welfare spending beyond the economic possibilities of the country. …”
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The political economy of inequality in developing countries: trajectories from industrialization to inequality by Cho, I

“…Whereas labour market institutions and welfare spending exacerbate inequalities in countries with inward-looking industrialisation, they are linked to relatively low levels of inequality in countries with outward-looking industrialisation. …”

THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CERTAIN POLITICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES WITH ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY: AN EXPLORATORY ARTICLE by Thomas E. Lambert

“…<p class="first" id="d361975e83">This article is an empirical note that links measures of macroeconomic efficiency constructed through data envelopment analysis (DEA) with measures of inequality, poverty, as well as government debt, welfare spending, taxation and unionization in OECD nations from the last decade. …”
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Introduction: The Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 by Steven Raphael, Daniel Schneider

“…The effects of COVID-19 are evident in the stratified experiences of Americans in work, unemployment, and unpaid labor; in stark inequalities in wealth and income; in the historic expansions and retrenchments in social welfare spending; and in the increase in violence and changes in the criminal justice system. …”

Innovation and welfare: the marriage of an unlikely couple by Jun Koo, Young Jun Choi, Iljoo Park

“…Contrary to the widespread belief that welfare spending can undermine innovative potential, we argue that welfare can harness a country’s innovative potential and contribute to the country’s long-term growth.…”
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The impact on welfare and public finances of job loss in industrial Britain by Christina Beatty, Steve Fothergill

“…Furthermore, as the UK government implements reductions in welfare spending the poorest places are being hit hardest. …”
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Determinants of General Government Social Spending: Evidence from the Eurozone. by Agata Szymańska

“…The paper takes into account three categories of social spending: aggregated welfare spending, aggregated social protection spending, and spending on social protection benefits, and evaluates the statistical and quantitative effects of their selected determinants. …”
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By popular demand: voter decision making under risk by Pahontu, RL

“…The manuscript explores across three distinct settings how citizens’ <em>exposure</em> or <em>tolerance</em> to risk impact their utility and how their demands translate into support for welfare spending, vote choice or the status-quo. Together, the three papers make several important theoretical and empirical contributions. …”

Public Spending Efficiency in the OECD: Benchmarking Health Care, Education, and General Administration by Dutu Richard, Sicari Patrizio

“…This paper uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) to assess the efficiency of welfare spending (normalized by the working-age population) in a sample of OECD countries around 2012, focussing on health care, secondary education, and general public services. …”
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ECONOMIC GROWTH, PUBLIC DEBT AND SOCIAL SPENDING. SHOULD WELFARE STATE TAKE THE BLAME? by Sławomir Czech, Magdalena Tusińska

“…We focus on the alleged causality between high welfare spending and growing public debt which is often said to have contributed to the current debt crisis experienced by many countries and we elaborate on the often heralded thesis that high social spending leads to low growth levels. …”
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Selling Austerity to the Public: Analysing the Rhetoric of the UK Government on its Welfare Cuts by Alice Tihelková

“…While numerous factors have contributed to this situation, an undisputedly important role has been played by the continuous program of welfare spending cuts designed and executed by a series of Conservative governments. …”
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The Missing Main Effect of Welfare State Regimes: A Comment by David L. Weakliem

“…However, the classification of welfare state type is made partly on the basis of the dependent variable, welfare spending, so it should not be used as an independent variable. …”
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Social determinants of health in relation to firearm-related homicides in the United States: A nationwide multilevel cross-sectional study. by Daniel Kim

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study finds that the rich-poor gap, level of citizens' trust in institutions, economic opportunity, and public welfare spending are all related to firearm homicide rates in the US. …”
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Racialized preferences in context: The geography of white opposition to welfare by Yancy, N

“…Research has shown that white Americans oppose welfare spending in part due to their racial prejudices. …”

Et Øst-Vest skille for eldres livskvalitet i Europa? En sammenligning av ensomhet og depressive symptomer i 12 land by Thomas Hansen, Britt Slagsvold

“…There is considerable variation among Eastern European countries, correlating with macro-level economic development and welfare spending. Generous welfare states seem to offer a buffer against, or postpone, the risk of late-life depression and loneliness. …”
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China`s demographic onus and its implications for The Japan-U.S. Alliance: the increasing need for Deterring China`s Aggression against The Senkaku Islands by Matsumura, Masahiro

“…The country’s demographic dynamics, especially the trade-off between a military build-up and welfare spending, will most probably lead to what might be called a “geriatric peace” by around 2030. …”
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The Welfare State and Liberal Democracy: A Political Economy Approach by Arne Heise, Ayesha Serfraz Khan

“…Under the very peculiar circumstances of the post-WW2 era, this even translated into a rise in social welfare spending to more than a third of national income. …”
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The impact of economic downturns and budget cuts on homelessness claim rates across 323 local authorities in England, 2004–12 by Loopstra, R, Reeves, A, Barr, B, Taylor-Robinson, D, McKee, M, Stuckler, D

“…Increasing rates of homelessness were also strongly linked with government reductions in welfare spending. Disaggregating types of welfare expenditure, we found that strongest associations with reduced homelessness claims were spending on social care, housing services, discretionary housing payments and income support for older persons.…”