J: Rethinking the Welfare State

Thursday, 2 July 2015

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10:15 AM-11:45 AM


J-01
The Sub-National Welfare State
J: Rethinking the Welfare State

Session Organizer: Alexander Hicks, Emory University
Moderator: David Calnitsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Participants:
Federal Coordination As a Way of Reducing Inequalities in the Universal Social Policies Funding: The Case of Brazil
Daniel Arias Vazquez, Federal University of São Paulo
Basic Income in a Small Town: Understanding the Elusive Effects on Work
David Calnitsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jonathan Latner, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Effects of Tax Collection and Politics on Municipal Spending on Health Services
Monica PInhanez, Getulio Vargas Foundation; Kleber Morais, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

2:15 PM-3:45 PM


J-02
Welfare State in Hard Times
J: Rethinking the Welfare State

Session Organizer: Alexander Hicks, Emory University
Moderator: Alexander Hicks, Emory University

Participants:
Citizens of First Resort: Five Episodes in the Changing Fiscal State-Citizen Regimes
Tim Holst Celik, Copenhagen Business School
Welfare Systems and Policy Making in Hard Times: A Comparative Analysis
Nihan Toprakkiran, University of York; Antonios Roumpakis, University of York; Martin Smith, University of York
European Welfare Government Between Semantic of Crisis and Inequalities
Gilles Verpraet, Paris Ouest Nanterre
Conditional Solidarity: Social Class, Experiences of the Economic Crisis and Welfare Attitudes in Western Europe
Patrick Sachweh, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


J-03
Welfare State and the Causes of Inequality and Redistribution
J: Rethinking the Welfare State

Session Organizer: Alexander Hicks, Emory University
Moderator: Thibault Darcillon, University of Paris 7

Participants:
Commodification Across European Healthcare Systems. Linking out-of-Pocket Payments to Income-Related Inequalities in Unmet Health Needs
Melike Wulfgramm, University of Southern Denmark; Ewa Kaminska, University of Bremen
The Sources of Domestic Inequality – Revisiting the Retrenchment and Globalization Debates
Thomas Rixen, University of Bamberg
Unconventional Welfare States: Macro-Structural Origins, Distinctive Traits, Measurement Problems
Kerem Gabriel Oktem, Bielefeld University; Efe Savas, Bilkent University; Tolga Bolukbasi, Bilkent University
When do Governments neglect their Programmatic Positions? The Role of Opposition Ideology for Social Policy
Alexander Horn, Aarhus University; Carsten Jensen, Aarhus University

Friday, 3 July 2015

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM


J-04
New Directions in the Study of the Welfare State.
J: Rethinking the Welfare State

Session Organizer: Alexander Hicks, Emory University
Moderator: Waltraud Schelkle, London School of Economics

Participants:
Labour Migration As a Social Right
Waltraud Schelkle, London School of Economics
Institutional Change and Human Rights: What Economics for the Right to Work?
Manuel Couret Branco, University of Évora
Universalism ‘Crowds in', Size ‘Crowds out': The Paradoxical Relation Between the Welfare State and Social Capital
Emanuele Ferragina, Sciences Po
Resilient Inequality: The Disabled, the Law, and Street Vending in Sao Paulo
Jacinto Cuvi Escobar, University of Texas at Austin
The distribution of subjective well-being in Austria and EU-28
Franz Eiffe, Statistics Austria

10:15 AM-11:45 AM


J-05
Non-State Institutions in the Welfare State
J: Rethinking the Welfare State

Session Organizer: Alexander Hicks, Emory University
Moderator: Matthew Soener, The Ohio State University

Participants:
The Changing Linkage of Family Members in Welfare Institutions
Patricia Frericks, Hamburg University; Julia Höppner, Hamburg University; Ralf Och, University of Hamburg; Nicola Schwindt, Hamburg University
Control Versus Capacity: The Dilemma of Marketization in Employment Services
Ian Greer, Cornell University; Karen Breidahl, University of Aalborg; Johannes Kirsch, University of Duisburg-Essen; Matthias Knuth, University of Duisburg-Essen; Lisa Schulte, University of Greenwich; Graham Symon, University of Greenwich
Firms and Labor Market Regulation
Sara Watson, Ohio State University

2:15 PM-3:45 PM


J-06
Welfare State and Inequality
J: Rethinking the Welfare State

Session Organizer: Alexander Hicks, Emory University
Moderator: Martin Schuerz, Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Participants:
Private Wealth Across European Countries: The Role of Income, Inheritance and the Welfare State
Martin Schuerz, Oesterreichische Nationalbank; Pirmin Fessler, OeNB
Welfare State and Industrial Transformations: The Dynamics of Inequality and the Challenge of Policy Alignment.
Hassan Akram, Wake Forest University; Antonio Andreoni, SOAS University of London
Overcoming the Pitfalls of Decommodification and Generosity Indices: Towards a Fsqca-Based Index of Welfare Stateness
Efe Savas, Bilkent University; Kerem Gabriel Oktem, Bielefeld University
Thomas Picketty's Opus Magnum on Inequality in Light of John Rawl's Property-Owning Democracy
Diani Morad, Doha Institute
In-Work Poverty: Role of Capitalist Institutions in Central Europe
Pavol Babos, Comenius University
Welfare State and Industrial Transformations: The Dynamics of Inequality and the Challenge of Policy Alignment.
Hassan Akram, Wake Forest University; Antonio Andreoni, SOAS University of London

Saturday, 4 July 2015

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10:15 AM-11:45 AM


J-07
Welfare State and Old Age
J: Rethinking the Welfare State

Session Organizer: Alexander Hicks, Emory University
Moderator: Barbara Barabaschi, Catholic University, Department of Economic and Social Sciences

Participants:
Integrated Research on Aging Policies and Potential Poverty for Senior Citizens in European Welfare States
Jia Xu, University of Hamburg
From Unemployment to Retirement. Performing Artists in the French Social Protection System.
Vincent Cardon, CURAPP-ESS (University of Amiens-CNRS)
Caste and gender inequalities: Policy and Dalit women in Maharashtra, India
Swati Kamble, University of Geneva, Institute of Socioeconomic
European welfare renewal in ageing societies
Barbara Barabaschi, Catholic University, Department of Economic and Social Sciences