Evidence increasingly shows that changes to social security policies can affect population
mental health. Thus, in the context of rising burden of mental illness, it is of major importance …

The recent rise in interest in universal basic income (UBI) reflects a growing con-cern that
the economy and existing welfare policies are failing to deliver for parts of the population. In …

Abstract In 2006, the Universal Child Care Benefit was introduced in Canada for all children
aged less than 6 years. This program aims to help cover the cost of children and to provide …

There appears to be a general movement away from universal child benefits and towards
means‐testing. In the present article we argue that instead of suppressing the labour supply …

We study a set of hypothetical reforms of child benefits in Germany using a static tax-benefit
microsimulation model augmented with endogenous labour supply and take-up choices. We …

In this paper, we exploit a unique and unexpected reform to the child benefit system in
Denmark to assess the effects of child benefits on parental labour supply. A cap on child …

We provide an overview of child benefit programs in high-income countries, particularly in
comparison to the 2019 and expanded 2021 US Child Tax Credit (CTC). Most countries …

There is scarce evidence regarding redistribution policies implemented by right‐wing
populist parties forming majority governments. We contribute to this literature by measuring …

We study the effect of a substantial increase (36%) in parental allowance, a universal basic
income-type benefit, on the labor supply of parents of young children in the Czech Republic …

Transferring public benefits to people in no need of them appears to be a waste of public
money. Thus, there seems to be support for a move away from universal child benefits and …