A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURE ACROSS EUROPE

The objective of this study is to provide some empirical evidences regarding the trends of social protection expenditures. We are involving a small sample of 27 countries (EU27) for an observation time span between 2000 and 2009. The expenditure per inhabitant reported by Eurostat is used as criteri...

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Main Author: BURZ RĂZVAN-DORIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academica Brâncuşi 2012-12-01
Series:Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie
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Online Access:http://www.utgjiu.ro/revista/ec/pdf/2012-04.I/12_BURZ%20Razvan-Dorin.pdf
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Summary:The objective of this study is to provide some empirical evidences regarding the trends of social protection expenditures. We are involving a small sample of 27 countries (EU27) for an observation time span between 2000 and 2009. The expenditure per inhabitant reported by Eurostat is used as criteria of analyses. We conclude that in general in all the analyzed countries the expenditure has a similar progressive trend with some exception for example Sweden and United Kingdom.
ISSN:1844-7007