期刊名称:DIW Diskussionspapiere / Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin
出版年度:2008
卷号:2008
出版社:Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin
摘要:We model the dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Britain using data
from the British Household Panel Survey, waves 1-15. First, we discuss
definitions of social assistance benefit receipt, and present information about
the trends between 1991 and 2005 in the receipt of social assistance benefits,
and in annual rates of transition into and out of receipt. Second, we review
potential multivariate modelling approaches especially the dynamic random
effects probit models that are used in our empirical analysis and, third,
discuss sample selection criteria and explanatory variables. Fourth, we present
our regression estimation estimates and interpret them. The final section
contains a summary of the substantive results, and highlights some lessons
concerning application of the analysis for other countries and some
methodological issues.
关键词:social assistance, welfare benefits, dynamic random effects probit, income
dynamics