The modernisation of social systems and the development of soical innovation to reduce inequality is one of the central targets of German and European social policies. The reforms of pension systems and the design of social transfers also play a key role in the the participation of men and women in the labour markets. Economix participated in the EU-wide evaluation of the Community Initiative EQUAL and has undertaken a series of studies on the reform of social systems:
- Case Study France: improved access to social transfers at local level
- Social capital and preferences for economic and political systems
- Social innovation in practice
- Agenda 2010 - Yes/No/Cancel? Plea for a new long-term strategy
- EU-wide Evaluation of the Community Initiative EQUAL 2000-2006
- Foreign Aid an Donor Performance: the case of Germany
- Capital based pensions in alternative population scenarios
- Non-systemic transfers in social insurance
- Social policies, employment and competition
- The social impact of the Single European Market