Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work : A Randomized Experiment
Randomly sampled workfare participants in a welfare-dependent region of Argentina were given a voucher that entitled an employer to a sizable wage subsidy. A second sample also received the option of skill training, while a third sample formed the...
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okr-10986-194022021-04-23T14:03:42Z Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work : A Randomized Experiment Galasso, Emanuela Ravallion, Martin Salvia, Agustin ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS AGED CONTROL GROUPS DATA COLLECTION DECISION MAKING DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS ECONOMETRIC EVALUATIONS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EQUILIBRIUM FAMILIES HUMAN RESOURCES INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME GAINS INEQUALITY INSTRUCTION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR INCOME LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS MATCHING METHODS OIL OUTCOME INDICATORS PAPERS PARTNERSHIP POLICY MAKERS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TARGETING TRAINING PROGRAMS TREATMENT GROUPS UNEMPLOYMENT WAGES WORKERS WORKFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE WORK PARTICIPATION WAGE SUBSIDIES TRAINING EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH INCOME CHARACTERISTICS VOUCHER PROGRAMS LABOR SUPPLY WELFARE-TO-WORK TRANSITION GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY WORKFARE PROGRAMS WORK PARTICIPATION WELFARE Randomly sampled workfare participants in a welfare-dependent region of Argentina were given a voucher that entitled an employer to a sizable wage subsidy. A second sample also received the option of skill training, while a third sample formed the control group. The authors analyze the effects of this scheme on participants' employment and income, using double-difference and instrumental-variables methods to deal with potential experimental biases, including selective compliance with the randomized assignment. The authors find that compared with the control group, voucher recipients had a significantly higher probability of employment, though their current incomes were no higher. The impact was largely confined to women and younger workers. Labor supply effects appear to have been important. However, training had no significant impact. The experiment was cost-effective in reducing the government's welfare spending, since take-up of the subsidy by employers was low. 2014-08-15T19:52:09Z 2014-08-15T19:52:09Z 2001-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/12/1660276/assisting-transition-workfare-work-randomized-experiment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19402 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2738 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean |
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ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS AGED CONTROL GROUPS DATA COLLECTION DECISION MAKING DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS ECONOMETRIC EVALUATIONS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EQUILIBRIUM FAMILIES HUMAN RESOURCES INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME GAINS INEQUALITY INSTRUCTION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR INCOME LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS MATCHING METHODS OIL OUTCOME INDICATORS PAPERS PARTNERSHIP POLICY MAKERS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TARGETING TRAINING PROGRAMS TREATMENT GROUPS UNEMPLOYMENT WAGES WORKERS WORKFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE WORK PARTICIPATION WAGE SUBSIDIES TRAINING EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH INCOME CHARACTERISTICS VOUCHER PROGRAMS LABOR SUPPLY WELFARE-TO-WORK TRANSITION GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY WORKFARE PROGRAMS WORK PARTICIPATION WELFARE |
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ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS AGED CONTROL GROUPS DATA COLLECTION DECISION MAKING DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS ECONOMETRIC EVALUATIONS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EQUILIBRIUM FAMILIES HUMAN RESOURCES INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME GAINS INEQUALITY INSTRUCTION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR INCOME LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS MATCHING METHODS OIL OUTCOME INDICATORS PAPERS PARTNERSHIP POLICY MAKERS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TARGETING TRAINING PROGRAMS TREATMENT GROUPS UNEMPLOYMENT WAGES WORKERS WORKFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE WORK PARTICIPATION WAGE SUBSIDIES TRAINING EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH INCOME CHARACTERISTICS VOUCHER PROGRAMS LABOR SUPPLY WELFARE-TO-WORK TRANSITION GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY WORKFARE PROGRAMS WORK PARTICIPATION WELFARE Galasso, Emanuela Ravallion, Martin Salvia, Agustin Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work : A Randomized Experiment |
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Randomly sampled workfare participants
in a welfare-dependent region of Argentina were given a
voucher that entitled an employer to a sizable wage subsidy.
A second sample also received the option of skill training,
while a third sample formed the control group. The authors
analyze the effects of this scheme on participants'
employment and income, using double-difference and
instrumental-variables methods to deal with potential
experimental biases, including selective compliance with the
randomized assignment. The authors find that compared with
the control group, voucher recipients had a significantly
higher probability of employment, though their current
incomes were no higher. The impact was largely confined to
women and younger workers. Labor supply effects appear to
have been important. However, training had no significant
impact. The experiment was cost-effective in reducing the
government's welfare spending, since take-up of the
subsidy by employers was low. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Galasso, Emanuela Ravallion, Martin Salvia, Agustin |
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Galasso, Emanuela Ravallion, Martin Salvia, Agustin |
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Galasso, Emanuela |
| title |
Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work : A Randomized Experiment |
| title_short |
Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work : A Randomized Experiment |
| title_full |
Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work : A Randomized Experiment |
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Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work : A Randomized Experiment |
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Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work : A Randomized Experiment |
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assisting the transition from workfare to work : a randomized experiment |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/12/1660276/assisting-transition-workfare-work-randomized-experiment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19402 |
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