Welfare State Economics
Lectures + Literature
Contents
Lecture 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 2
Lecture 2: Insurance Theory..................................................................................................................... 6
Article: Cohen and Siegelmann (2010), Testing for adverse selection in insurance markets ........... 14
Lecture 3: Unemployment Insurance .................................................................................................... 16
Article: Nicholson, Needels (2006), Optimal UI insurance: some lessens ......................................... 20
Lecture 4: Sick Pay and Disability Insurance .......................................................................................... 24
Article: Koning and Lindeboom (2015), The Rise and Fall of Disability Insurance Enrollment in The
Netherlands ........................................................................................................................................ 26
Article: OECD (2010), Sickness, Disability and Work.......................................................................... 32
Lecture 5: Poverty relief and Active Labour Market Policy ................................................................... 32
Article: Kluve, J. (2010), The effectiveness of European Active Labor Market Programs ................. 40
Lecture 6: Pensions ................................................................................................................................ 40
Article: Gruber and Wise (1998), Social security and retirement: an international comparison ...... 45
Article: OECD (2015), Pensions at a glance 2015. Chapter 5: Design of pension systems. .............. 45
Lecture 7: Health and health care .......................................................................................................... 45
Article: Van Doorslaer, Kippersluis, O’Donnell and Van Ourti (2008), Socio-economic differences in
health over the life cycle: evidence and explanations. ...................................................................... 50
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Lectures + Literature
Contents
Lecture 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 2
Lecture 2: Insurance Theory..................................................................................................................... 6
Article: Cohen and Siegelmann (2010), Testing for adverse selection in insurance markets ........... 14
Lecture 3: Unemployment Insurance .................................................................................................... 16
Article: Nicholson, Needels (2006), Optimal UI insurance: some lessens ......................................... 20
Lecture 4: Sick Pay and Disability Insurance .......................................................................................... 24
Article: Koning and Lindeboom (2015), The Rise and Fall of Disability Insurance Enrollment in The
Netherlands ........................................................................................................................................ 26
Article: OECD (2010), Sickness, Disability and Work.......................................................................... 32
Lecture 5: Poverty relief and Active Labour Market Policy ................................................................... 32
Article: Kluve, J. (2010), The effectiveness of European Active Labor Market Programs ................. 40
Lecture 6: Pensions ................................................................................................................................ 40
Article: Gruber and Wise (1998), Social security and retirement: an international comparison ...... 45
Article: OECD (2015), Pensions at a glance 2015. Chapter 5: Design of pension systems. .............. 45
Lecture 7: Health and health care .......................................................................................................... 45
Article: Van Doorslaer, Kippersluis, O’Donnell and Van Ourti (2008), Socio-economic differences in
health over the life cycle: evidence and explanations. ...................................................................... 50
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