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South Korea is a recently rich country with dramatic demography -
expensive children, very low fertility, long life and rapid
population aging. Its policies and institutions must adjust rapidly
to these new economic and demographic realities, and this excellent
collection of studies of the welfare state in Korea, North America,
and Europe will help guide Korean policy makers in this task.' -
Ronald Lee, University of California, Berkeley, US'This book
explores a highly topical issue which is of immense importance
throughout the world, in both advanced and developing countries.
While the demand for social policies has grown strongly in the
aftermath of the global financial crisis, the fiscal space required
for such policies has shrunk. On the basis of rigorous analysis and
evidence, the authors of this path-breaking work provide concrete
and specific directions for fiscally sustainable yet effective
social policies that empower and protect the common citizen.' -
Donghyun Park, Asian Development Bank, Philippines In response to
the global financial crisis, many OECD countries reduced public
spending on social policies, with economists now often referring to
'permanent austerity'. Long before the crisis, however, slow
economic growth and population aging had already increased the need
for rebalancing social expenditure and yet social protection was
still far from adequate in many countries. Social Policies in an
Age of Austerity is the first major publication on this important
topic. The authors of the ten chapters in this book review recent
developments in social policies in OECD countries, focusing on the
United States and the Republic of Korea, and examining the use of
program evaluation in social policies and drawing lessons for
policymakers. The contributions cover social and fiscal policy and
issues in labor market policy, in addition to the effectiveness of
social insurance, education and antipoverty policy. The policies
outlined and lessons provided in the book will continue to be
valuable to governments, and scholars of advanced and developing
countries for decades to come, and to research institutes involved
in government and social policy. Contributors: D. Autor, B.-G.
Chun, W. Chung, H. Kim, Y. Koh, A.B. Krueger, S.-H. Lee, H.-H. Li,
H. Moon, D.W. Schanzenbach, J.K. Scholz, H. Yoo, J.P. Ziliak
Beginning in 2006, the Census Bureau embarked on a program to
reengineer the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to
reduce its costs and improve data quality and timeliness. The
Bureau also requested the National Academies to consider the
advantages and disadvantages of strategies for linking
administrative records and survey data, taking account of the
accessibility of relevant administrative records, the operational
feasibility of linking, the quality and usefulness of the linked
data, and the ability to provide access to the linked data while
protecting the confidentiality of individual respondents. In
response, this volume first examines the history of SIPP and
reviews the survey's purpose, value, strengths, and weaknesses. The
book examines alternative uses of administrative records in a
reengineered SIPP and, finally, considers innovations in SIPP
design and data collection, including the proposed use of annual
interviews with an event history calendar. Table of Contents Front
Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 SIPP's History, Strengths, and
Weaknesses 3 Expanded Use of Administrative Records 4 Innovation in
Design and Data Collection Appendix A: SIPP Data Quality Appendix
B: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff References
Committee on National Statistics
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