Publications by Type: Policy brief

2013

Minimizing misery

Policy brief

Preventing avoidable unhappiness should be given priority as a policy goal – even more so than maximizing happiness. We show that unhappiness varies a great deal more across social groups than (high levels of) happiness.

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A snapshot of intergenerational justice

Policy brief

We present a four-dimensional snapshot indicator of intergenerational justice. Three dimensions measure policy outcomes that leave legacy burdens towards younger and future generations, the fourth welfare states’ overall pro-elderly bias in social spending.

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Far from a common market

Policy brief

This Policy Brief reports on an exploration of German care home providers’ experiences to move (or not to move) their activities to Austria in the context of EU regulations.

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2012

Housing problems and access to basic local services in the EU27

Policy brief

The aim of this Brief is to explore (i) housing problems, such as poor housing quality, overcrowdedness, housing cost overburden, and (ii) access to basic local services, including public transport, postal and banking services across the EU27.

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Income poverty and social exclusion in the EU

Policy brief

The aim of this Brief is to estimate the degree of social exclusion at EU level, and to identify the country clusters related to this, and also to present the level and the trend of poverty on a country level.

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