On the convergence of social protection performance in the European Union
Résumé
In this article, we use data on five social inclusion indicators (poverty, inequality, unemployment, education and health) to assess and compare the performance of 15 European welfare states (EU15) over a 12-year period from 1995 to 2006. Aggregate measures of performance are obtained using index number methods similar to those employed in the construction of the widely used Human Development Index. These are compared with alternative measures derived from data envelopment analysis methods. The influence of methodology choice and the assumptions made in scaling indicators upon the results obtained is illustrated and discussed. We then analyse the evolution of performance over time, finding evidence of some convergence in performance and no sign of social dumping.
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Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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On the convergence of social protection performance in the European Union
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Résumé |
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In this article, we use data on five social inclusion indicators (poverty, inequality, unemployment, education and health) to assess and compare the performance of 15 European welfare states (EU15) over a 12-year period from 1995 to 2006. Aggregate measures of performance are obtained using index number methods similar to those employed in the construction of the widely used Human Development Index. These are compared with alternative measures derived from data envelopment analysis methods. The influence of methodology choice and the assumptions made in scaling indicators upon the results obtained is illustrated and discussed. We then analyse the evolution of performance over time, finding evidence of some convergence in performance and no sign of social dumping.
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Auteur(s) |
Mathieu Lefèbvre
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, Tim Coelli
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, Pierre Pestieau
1, 3, 4, 5
1
CREPP -
Center of Research in Public Economics and Population Economics
( 143557 )
- Belgique
2
School of Economics, University of Queensland
( 217216 )
- Australie
3
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
4
CORE -
Center of Operation Research and Econometrics [Louvain]
( 48233 )
- 34, Voie du Roman Pays B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
- Belgique
5
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Page/Identifiant |
300-322
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Numéro |
2
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
2010-01
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Volume |
56
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Sous-type de document pour les Articles |
Research article
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Voir aussi |
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Domaine(s) |
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Indexation contrôlée |
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Mots-clés |
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performance measure, best practice frontier, social protection
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DOI | 10.1093/cesifo/ifp030 |
ProdINRA | 316671 |
UT key WOS | 000278232600007 |
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