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Why Doesn't the US Have a European-Style Welfare System?

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Authors

Alberto Alesina · Dartmouth College

Edward Glaeser · Dartmouth College

Bruce Sacerdote · Dartmouth College

Abstract

European countries are much more generous to the poor relative to the US level of generosity.

Topics & Keywords

Social Policy and Reform Studies Income, Poverty, and Inequality Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w8524

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