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Thomas Leoni
Researcher at Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Publications - 73
Citations - 470
Thomas Leoni is an academic researcher from Austrian Institute of Economic Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Welfare state & Unemployment. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 70 publications receiving 423 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas Leoni include Institute for the Study of Labor & WIFO.
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Gender and field of study as determinants of self-employment
Thomas Leoni,Martin Falk +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the characteristics of self-employed men and women, focusing in particular on the contribution of field of study as a determinant of the gender gap in self-employment rates.
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Sickness and disability policies: Reform paths in OECD countries between 1990 and 2014
René Böheim,Thomas Leoni +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the effects of sickness and disability policies for the working-age population in a number of OECD countries, between the years 1990 and 2014, and found that there has been a broad shift in focus from passive income maintenance to employment incentives and reintegration policies.
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What drives the perception of health and safety risks in the workplace? Evidence from European labour markets
TL;DR: In this paper, the role played by personal characteristics and household structure for the explanation of risk perceptions was explored, and the relationship between household structure and risk perception is stable across gender.
Typologies of Social Models in Europe
Karl Aiginger,Thomas Leoni +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors apply a "typologies of social models" perspective in the tradition of Esping-Andersen (1990) to identify growth drivers and key areas for adaptability to present and future challenges.
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Welfare state adjustment to new social risks in the post-crisis scenario. A review with focus on the social investment perspective
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the current outlook on welfare state change, retracing the socioeconomic drivers of this change and the salient steps that were undertaken to reform welfare states in the last decades.