Karin Heitzmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 4430191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karin Heitzmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karin |
| FAMILY NAME | Heitzmann |
| SIGNATURE | HEITZMANN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4162-7566 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Large families and poverty in Austria
In many countries, large families with three or more children have high income poverty rates. In this article, we aim to understand why this is the case by examining the relevance of family structure, socio‐economic characteristics, and welfare state transfers targeted at this family form. For our analyses, we use cross‐sectional data from three waves (2017–2019) of the Austrian European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions dataset. O…
The (changing) consideration of social investment in the design of welfare benefits
The social investment perspective has become a prominent topic in both social policy discussions and theoretical considerations regarding welfare state change. Empirical evidence on how this perspective has affected welfare state provision is much scarcer—and sometimes contradictory. This article aims to assess whether welfare state benefits increasingly have incorporated elements of social investment, and what has triggered the reforms made to t…
Over-indebtedness in Europe
So far, research on the causes of over-indebtedness in Europe has predominantly focused on the characteristics of individuals or households. This article investigates to what extent country-level factors are associated with a European household’s risk of being over-indebted. We examine variables that reflect policies aimed at combating over-indebtedness (the average level of economic literacy prevalent within a country and its classification into…
Kritische Ereignisse und private Überschuldung
Poverty Relief in a Mixed Economy
Where There's a Will, There's a Way? Civic Participation and Social Inequality
Given that the quality and solidity of civil society depend on the amount of civic engagement, the question why some groups engage while others do not becomes a major issue for research. This paper aims to identify factors that might explain whether or not citizens participate in civil society. In terms of theory, we refer to both Bourdieu's concept of 'capitals' as resources for civic participation and Putnam's viewpoint, which argues that civic…
Lange Traditionen und neue Herausforderungen
AuszugDie europäischen Wohlfahrtsstaaten stehen vor gro\en sozialen, ökonomischen und politischen Herausforderungen. österreich stellt dabei keine Ausnahme dar. Im Hinblick auf das Ausgabenvolumen ist der österreichische Wohlfahrtsstaat vergleichsweise gro\zügig dimensioniert. österreich rangiert bei den Sozialausgaben als Anteil am Bruttoinlandsprodukt an sechster Stelle innerhalb der EU-25 (29,5% des BIP im Jahr 2003), in absoluten Zahlen gemes…
The Adjustment Path of the Austrian Welfare State
Esping-Andersen (1990; 1999) was interested in identifying the similarities between countries within the three categories of welfare states that he distinguished: the by now familiar types of ‘Scandinavian’ or ‘social democratic’, the ‘Anglo-Saxon’ or ‘liberal’, and the ‘continental’ or ‘conservative’ welfare states. Scharpf and Schmidt (2000a; 2000b) went further and took a closer look at differences within these categories. They studied how cou…
Over-indebtedness in Europe
So far, research on the causes of over-indebtedness in Europe has predominantly focused on the characteristics of individuals or households. This article investigates to what extent country-level factors are associated with a European household’s risk of being over-indebted. We examine variables that reflect policies aimed at combating over-indebtedness (the average level of economic literacy prevalent within a country and its classification into…
The Adjustment Path of the Austrian Welfare State
Esping-Andersen (1990; 1999) was interested in identifying the similarities between countries within the three categories of welfare states that he distinguished: the by now familiar types of ‘Scandinavian’ or ‘social democratic’, the ‘Anglo-Saxon’ or ‘liberal’, and the ‘continental’ or ‘conservative’ welfare states. Scharpf and Schmidt (2000a; 2000b) went further and took a closer look at differences within these categories. They studied how cou…
Large families and poverty in Austria
In many countries, large families with three or more children have high income poverty rates. In this article, we aim to understand why this is the case by examining the relevance of family structure, socio‐economic characteristics, and welfare state transfers targeted at this family form. For our analyses, we use cross‐sectional data from three waves (2017–2019) of the Austrian European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions dataset. O…
Where There's a Will, There's a Way? Civic Participation and Social Inequality
Given that the quality and solidity of civil society depend on the amount of civic engagement, the question why some groups engage while others do not becomes a major issue for research. This paper aims to identify factors that might explain whether or not citizens participate in civil society. In terms of theory, we refer to both Bourdieu's concept of 'capitals' as resources for civic participation and Putnam's viewpoint, which argues that civic…
Kritische Ereignisse und private Überschuldung
The Adjustment Path of the Austrian Welfare State
Esping-Andersen (1990; 1999) was interested in identifying the similarities between countries within the three categories of welfare states that he distinguished: the by now familiar types of ‘Scandinavian’ or ‘social democratic’, the ‘Anglo-Saxon’ or ‘liberal’, and the ‘continental’ or ‘conservative’ welfare states. Scharpf and Schmidt (2000a; 2000b) went further and took a closer look at differences within these categories. They studied how cou…
Lange Traditionen und neue Herausforderungen
AuszugDie europäischen Wohlfahrtsstaaten stehen vor gro\en sozialen, ökonomischen und politischen Herausforderungen. österreich stellt dabei keine Ausnahme dar. Im Hinblick auf das Ausgabenvolumen ist der österreichische Wohlfahrtsstaat vergleichsweise gro\zügig dimensioniert. österreich rangiert bei den Sozialausgaben als Anteil am Bruttoinlandsprodukt an sechster Stelle innerhalb der EU-25 (29,5% des BIP im Jahr 2003), in absoluten Zahlen gemes…
Where There's a Will, There's a Way? Civic Participation and Social Inequality
Given that the quality and solidity of civil society depend on the amount of civic engagement, the question why some groups engage while others do not becomes a major issue for research. This paper aims to identify factors that might explain whether or not citizens participate in civil society. In terms of theory, we refer to both Bourdieu's concept of 'capitals' as resources for civic participation and Putnam's viewpoint, which argues that civic…
Poverty Relief in a Mixed Economy
Kritische Ereignisse und private Überschuldung
Over-indebtedness in Europe
So far, research on the causes of over-indebtedness in Europe has predominantly focused on the characteristics of individuals or households. This article investigates to what extent country-level factors are associated with a European household’s risk of being over-indebted. We examine variables that reflect policies aimed at combating over-indebtedness (the average level of economic literacy prevalent within a country and its classification into…
The (changing) consideration of social investment in the design of welfare benefits
The social investment perspective has become a prominent topic in both social policy discussions and theoretical considerations regarding welfare state change. Empirical evidence on how this perspective has affected welfare state provision is much scarcer—and sometimes contradictory. This article aims to assess whether welfare state benefits increasingly have incorporated elements of social investment, and what has triggered the reforms made to t…
Large families and poverty in Austria
In many countries, large families with three or more children have high income poverty rates. In this article, we aim to understand why this is the case by examining the relevance of family structure, socio‐economic characteristics, and welfare state transfers targeted at this family form. For our analyses, we use cross‐sectional data from three waves (2017–2019) of the Austrian European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions dataset. O…
Political science (6 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Market economy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Poverty (3 works)