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On the Convergence of Social Protection Performance in the European Union
Lefebvre, Mathieu; Coelli, Tim; Pestieau, Pierre
2010In CESifo Economic Studies, 56 (2), p. 300-322
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Keywords :
performance measure; best practice frontier; social protection
Abstract :
[en] In this article, we use data on five social inclusion indicators (poverty, inequality, unemployment, <br />education and health) to assess and compare the performance of 15 European <br />welfare states (EU15) over a 12-year period from 1995 to 2006. Aggregate measures of <br />performance are obtained using index number methods similar to those employed in the <br />construction of the widely used Human Development Index. These are compared with <br />alternative measures derived from data envelopment analysis methods. The influence of <br />methodology choice and the assumptions made in scaling indicators upon the results <br />obtained is illustrated and discussed. We then analyse the evolution of performance <br />over time, finding evidence of some convergence in performance and no sign of social <br />dumping.
Research center :
CREPP - Centre de Recherche en Économie Publique et de la Population - ULiège
Disciplines :
Economic systems & public economics
Author, co-author :
Lefebvre, Mathieu  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > Economie publique appliquée
Coelli, Tim
Pestieau, Pierre  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion > HEC-Ecole de gestion
Language :
English
Title :
On the Convergence of Social Protection Performance in the European Union
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
CESifo Economic Studies
ISSN :
1610-241X
eISSN :
1612-7501
Publisher :
Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom
Volume :
56
Issue :
2
Pages :
300-322
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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