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| Title: | | Should welfare administration be centralized or decentralized? Evidence from a policy experiment  |
| Authors: | | Boockmann, Bernhard Thomsen, Stephan L. Walter, Thomas Göbel, Christian Huber, Martin |
| Issue Date: | | 2010 |
| Series/Report no.: | | ZEW Discussion Papers 10-106 |
| Abstract: | | The 2005 reform of the German welfare system introduced two competing organizational models for welfare administration. In most districts, a centralized organization was established where local welfare agencies are bound to central directives. At the same time, 69 districts were allowed to opt for a decentralized organization. We evaluate the relative success of both types of organizations. Compared to centralized organization, decentralized organization of welfare administration has a negative effect on the transition of male welfare recipients to self-sufficient employment, but it does not affect employment in combination with continuing welfare support. No significant effects were found for women. |
| Subjects: | | Welfare System Organization Decentralization Labor Market Integration |
| JEL: | | I38 J64 C31 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des ZEW ZEW Discussion Papers
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