Insurance and community welfare

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This article evaluates the effects of federal relief programs for uninsured households in natural disaster risk areas. The author shows that providing such relief confers benefits on households in non-risk areas in the same community by increasing development in risk areas at lower cost than if they were not insured.

Insurance, Insurance Carriers and Related Activities, INSURANCE CARRIERS, Analysis, Insurance industry, Natural disasters, Community welfare councils

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Should commuting expenses be tax deductible? A welfare analysis

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This article examines whether commuting expenses should be tax deductible by studying a multiregional model considering worker and household mobility. Results show that deductibility is inefficient if households are immobile or cannot chose their work, and that commuting expenses should be tax deductible.

Germany, Management, Tax deductions, Income tax, Commuting, Labor mobility

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A model of welfare competition with evidence from AFDC

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An adaptation of Wildasin's model of income redistribution is employed in a study of the strategic behavior of states utilizing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) cash support program. A representative reaction function is estimated using both cross sections and pooled data.

Civic and Social Organizations, Social services, not elsewhere classified, Health & Welfare Councils, Planning, Community health services, Economic assistance, Foreign economic assistance, Social services, Family policy, Social services industry

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