Publications by Type: Policy brief

2009

Welfare-to-work programmes in the UK and lessons for other countries

Policy brief

Welfare-to-work programmes have long been pursued in European countries. The UK had shown more interest in learning from the US workfare model, and its policy design and the experience of the past 10 years offer a number of insights for other countries.

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Social assistance: No, thanks?

Policy brief

Based on the comparison of detailed micro-data and potential entitlements simulated with tax/benefit microsimulation models, the Policy Brief estimates the size of non-take-up of monetary social assistance benefits in Austria, Germany and Finland after 2000.

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Access to health care for migrants, ethnic minorities, and asylum seekers in Europe

Policy brief

This Policy brief outlines hurdles of access to health care for migrants and discusses policy implications.

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Access to health care for people with mental disorders in Europe

Policy brief

This policy brief outlines hurdles of access to health care for people with mental disorders and discusses policy implications.

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Intoxication and intoxicated behaviour in contemporary European cultures

Policy brief

‘Binge’ drinking by young people is a social problem that has spread across Europe. The focus of concern has been on their drinking and on the behaviours and harms associated with it in relation to public health, public safety and public order.

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