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What, for whom, and under what circumstances: Do activation policies increase youth employment in the EU? 什么，为谁，在什么情况下:激活政策增加了欧盟的青年就业?

IF 3 1区社会学

Journal of European Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.1177/09589287231199568

Ruggero Cefalo, Rosario Scandurra

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Politicizing the minimum wage: A multilingual text analysis of minimum wages in European electoral manifestos 最低工资政治化：欧洲选举宣言中最低工资的多语言文本分析

IF 3 1区社会学

Journal of European Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-09-05 DOI: 10.1177/09589287231199561

Joshua Cova

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A closer look at demand-side explanations for the Matthew effect in formal childcare uptake in Europe and Australia 欧洲和澳大利亚正规托儿服务中马太效应的需求侧解释

IF 3 1区社会学

Journal of European Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-07-18 DOI: 10.1177/09589287231186068

Jonas Wood, K. Neels, Julie Maes

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Equalizing or not? Public childcare and women’s labour market participation 平衡还是不平衡?公共托儿和妇女参与劳动力市场

IF 3 1区社会学

Journal of European Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-06-23 DOI: 10.1177/09589287231183169

Stefani Scherer, E. Pavolini

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Decent wage floors in Europe: Does the minimum wage directive get it right? 欧洲合理的最低工资标准:最低工资指令正确吗?

1区社会学

Journal of European Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-06-08 DOI: 10.1177/09589287231176977

Henri Haapanala, Ive Marx, Zachary Parolin

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Can the welfare state reduce youth poverty? The determinants of material deprivation and subjective poverty among young people in Europe 福利国家能减少青年贫困吗？欧洲年轻人物质匮乏和主观贫困的决定因素

IF 3 1区社会学

Journal of European Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-05-30 DOI: 10.1177/09589287231176778

T. Chevalier

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The regulatory path to healthcare systems’ financialization 医疗系统金融化的监管路径

IF 3 1区社会学

Journal of European Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-05-29 DOI: 10.1177/09589287231176776

C. Benoît

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Kids back to school – parents back to work? School and daycare opening and parents’ employment in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic 孩子回到学校，父母回到工作岗位?COVID-19大流行初期的学校和日托开放和家长就业

IF 3 1区社会学

Journal of European Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-05-29 DOI: 10.1177/09589287231176775

Lukas Fervers, Lina Tobler, Veronika Knize, Bernhard Christoph, Marita Jacob

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Weathering the storm together: Does unemployment insurance help couples avoid divorce? 共同渡过难关:失业保险能帮助夫妻避免离婚吗?

IF 3 1区社会学

Journal of European Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/09589287221141363

Dorian Kessler, Debra Hevenstone, Leen Vandecasteele, Samin Sepahniya

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Priming or learning? The influence of pension policy information on individual preferences in Germany, Spain and the United States 启动还是学习？德国、西班牙和美国养老金政策信息对个人偏好的影响

IF 3 1区社会学

Journal of European Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-04-18 DOI: 10.1177/09589287231164347

Juan J. Fernández, Gema M. García-Albacete, Antonio M. Jaime-Castillo, Jonas Radl

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