Publications by Type: European Centre reports

2022

Distributional Effects and Costs of Raising the Net Replacement Rate of Unemployment Benefits in Austria

European Centre reports

In this short study we calculate the effects of raising the net replacement rate of unemployment benefits in Austria from 55% to 70%. The focus is on poverty risk, employment effects and the costs of the reform for the years 2019 and 2020. The calculations are performed using the EUROMOD microsimulation model based on EU-SILC data.

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Report: Youth Gangs - Preventive social measures to reduce juvenile delinquency and gang crime

European Centre reports

This project report is about welfare policy responses to crime committed in youth gangs. In a literature review we were concerned with the phenomenon of juvenile delinquency and respective prevention measures to reduce the number of young people who join youth gangs.

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2021

Pflegeregress - final report

European Centre reports

This report presents the findings of the project "Distributional impact of asset contributions to residential care (Pflegeregress) in Austria," which was conducted from June 2019 to January 2021 to examine the effects of the Pflegeregress abolition and possible alternative financing options for residential care in Austria.

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The gap between legal procedures and practices in posting rule enactment: a comparative working paper

European Centre reports

In this working paper we investigate how the Posting of Workers Directive interplays with and is influenced by other EU and national rules and regulations on labour law, migration law, social security, health insurance, temporary agency work, and company law.

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