Generous welfare benefits make people MORE likely to work.

[Mister M]

A study has revealed that people are less likely to want to work if a countries benefits are less generous. This overturns the popular idea a generous welfare state produces dependency:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3021698/Generous-welfare-benefits-make-people-likely-work-study-claims.html#comments

 

Interesting too that it's published in the Daily Mail, as the Mail are at the forefront of publishing stories of people leading the 'life of riley' on benefits.

[charmer]

The study says nothing of the kind. The statement was "I would enjoy having a paid job even if I did not need the money". This is not the same as actually being in work.

[RonJeremy]

What is the date at the top of the article?

[monkey104]

I would be more likely to not want to work if benefits were more generous.

[Mister M]

The study says nothing of the kind. The statement was "I would enjoy having a paid job even if I did not need the money". This is not the same as actually being in work.

 

Here's a link to the study

http://wes.sagepub.com/content/29/1/99.full.pdf+html

 

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What is the date at the top of the article?

 

I did wonder, but there is a link to the study

[truman]

They may have proved some sort of correlation but not necessarily causation..