Publications

2014

Quota systems for disabled persons

Quota systems exist in the majority of EU countries in order to commit employers to hire a certain share of employees with disabilities. However, evidence shows that quotas only provide small incentives to hire disabled people.

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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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Annual Report of Activities 2013/2014

Annual report of activities

Provides an overview of research activities and publications in 2013 and 2014.

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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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