Constitutional Commitment to Social Security and Welfare Policy

Ben-Bassat Avi () and Momi Dahan
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Ben-Bassat Avi: Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Hamaslool Ha’akademi Shel Hamichlala Leminhal, Isreal

Review of Law & Economics, 2016, vol. 12, issue 1, 165-201

Abstract: In this paper we construct an index of constitutional commitment to social security (CCSS) in seven areas: Old Age, Survivors, Disability, Unemployment, Sickness, Work Injury, and Income Support. We have found a positive connection between our measure of constitutional commitment to social security and the extent and coverage of actual measures of social security laws. The constitutional text of each nation seems to play a role in explaining the large variations in welfare state coverage around the world.

Keywords: welfare policy; social security; social rights; constitution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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