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Research
Theme 5
Child-, Human Capital- and
Employment- Policy
Various aspects of child and
family policy are studied under this
theme. The studies specifically
focus on the area of education and
childcare, and poverty and
well-being of children. With respect
to childcare and education, the
analyses focus currently on the role
of education and other child-related
investments after nationwide shocks,
institutional features of public and
private child-care arrangements, and
the impact of early child care and
education as determinant for
educational opportunities later in
life. Research in the fields of
poverty and well-being of children
and families include research to
child poverty indicators and the
relevance of child and family
policies for poverty reduction, as
well as a study to family well-being
in relation to the intra-household
allocation of resources and power.
The studies apply a wide variety of
research methods, both theoretical
and empirical, using qualitative and
quantitative data from
administrative sources and surveys.
Senior and junior staff specialising
in the field of Labour Market and
Human Capital work closely with the
Research Centre for Education and
the Labour Market (ROA) of
Maastricht University, whose senior
staff members are also actively
involved in the teaching programme
and research work of the research
fellows. Subjects currently
researched are the impact of
institutions on the transition from
education to work in post-socialist
countries, the reassessment of the
link between labour market
deregulation and unemployment, with
a focus on the reliability of the
existing labour market indicators,
and the effect of employment
subsidies on wages and employability
of beneficiaries. Research methods
employed range from quantitative
micro-simulation, panel data
analysis, to country case studies
with the aim to test and reassess
theory, and qualitative active
labour market programme assessments
by interviewing individual
participants of such programmes.
Examples of research projects in
Child-, Human Capital- and
Employment Policy:
- Size matters: poverty
reduction effects of
means-tested and universal child
benefits in Russia
- Early childcare and
education and their influence on
the effects of family
backgrounds on the distribution
of educational attainments
- The effect of employment
subsidies on wages: evidence
from the Italian Mobility Lists
Programme
- Short-term effects of labour
market reforms on unemployment
in 28 OECD countries.
- Social assistance in the
post-socialist countries of
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
- Pathways out of employment
for individuals aged 50-65: The
effect of personal
characteristics, preferences and
legislation on retirement
decisions
- Family Income and Child
Skill Formation
- Childcare policy in Central
and Eastern Europe
- Intra-household allocation
with multi-period skill
formation
Current projects: At the
moment, this page is under
construction, please check regularly
for more information.
Publications:
At
the moment, this page is under
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