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| Title: | | An empirical analysis of the dynamics of the welfare state: the case of benefit morale  |
| Authors: | | Halla, Martin Lackner, Mario Schneider, Friedrich G. |
| Issue Date: | | 2009 |
| Series/Report no.: | | IZA discussion papers 4165 |
| Abstract: | | Does the supply of a welfare state create its own demand? Many economic scholars studying welfare arrangements refer to Say's law and insinuate a self-destructive welfare state. However, little is known about the empirical validity of these assumptions and hypotheses. We study the dynamic effect of different welfare arrangements on benefit fraud. In particular, we analyze the impact of the welfare state on the respective social norm, i.e. benefit morale. It turns out that a high level of public social expenditures and a high unemployment rate are associated with a small positive (or no) immediate impact on benefit morale, which however is crowded out by adverse medium and long run effects. |
| Subjects: | | Welfare state social norms benefit fraud benefit morale |
| JEL: | | A13 I30 I38 J65 J68 H20 Z13 |
| Persistent Identifier of the first edition: | | urn:nbn:de:101:1-20090605226 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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