The Impact of Targeted Social Assistance on Labor Market in Georgia : A Regression Discontinuity Approach

This report contributes not only to the existing literature, but also provides suggestions for future policy-design related to the TSA program in Georgia. This study shows that Georgia’s TSA program does generate disincentives to search for jobs or...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	LIVING STANDARDS JOBS EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SIZE SOCIAL NORMS EMPLOYMENT RATE FORMAL EDUCATION WORKING-AGE POPULATION OLD AGE RETIREMENT PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGED WORKERS PROGRAM DESIGN AGE GROUP COMMUNITY HEALTH LEVELS OF EDUCATION LABOR FORCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES POPULATION GROUPS HEALTH INSURANCE JOB FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT EFFICIENT LABOR MARKET FAMILY MEMBERS INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS PAYING JOBS EMPLOYMENT RATES ADULT POPULATION LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET POLICIES SINGLE MOTHERS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ACTIVE LABOR PAID WORKERS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE DRIVERS PUBLIC POLICY LABOR MARKET MINISTRY OF HEALTH TRAINING MARKET WAGES POOR FAMILIES POPULATION DIVISION PREVIOUS STUDIES ACTIVE LABOR MARKET UNEMPLOYED MIGRATION OLDER WORKERS HOUSEHOLD INCOME NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS EXTENDED FAMILIES LABOR PRIME AGE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT FAMILY COMPOSITION JOB SEARCH GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT TV RADIO CHILD CARE ELDERLY FEMALE LABOR UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD LEVEL OLDER PEOPLE POLICY DEVELOPMENT PREVIOUS WORK WORKERS LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY POLICIES SOCIAL SERVICES PREVIOUS STUDY WOMAN ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS ECONOMIC STATUS PENSIONS PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES URBAN ENVIRONMENTS AGE GROUPS INTERNATIONAL POLICY SAFETY NET URBAN AREAS EMPLOYMENT STATUS SOCIAL SCIENCE LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES RURAL WORKERS PRIVATE SECTOR REFUGEES MOTHER YOUNG CHILDREN POLICY OLDER WOMEN SOCIAL AFFAIRS PERMANENT RESIDENCE POLICY BRIEF RURAL RESIDENTS MINORITY RESIDENCE STATUS LEVEL OF EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT WORLD POPULATION RURAL AREAS ILLNESS FEMALE LABOR FORCE YOUNG WOMEN DISABILITY POLICY IMPLICATIONS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION LABOR INTENSITY POPULATION LABOR SUPPLY MARITAL STATUS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT STUDENTS FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES LIVING CONDITIONS CHILD LABOR MARRIED WOMEN POLICY RESEARCH HOUSEHOLD DUTIES FINDING WORK PRIMARY EDUCATION WOMEN REMITTANCES IMPORTANT POLICY LOW EMPLOYMENT SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24871321/impact-targeted-social-assistance-labor-market-georgia-regression-discontinuity-approach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22502

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Summary:	This report contributes not only to the existing literature, but also provides suggestions for future policy-design related to the TSA program in Georgia. This study shows that Georgia’s TSA program does generate disincentives to search for jobs or work around the threshold of eligibility, with this effect being concentrated among women. This report is structured as follows: Section two discusses the existing literature and provides a more detailed overview of the TSA program. Section three describes the sampling frame, the sampling method and the data used. Section four explains the empirical approach of the study. Section five elaborates on the main results. Section six concludes with a discussion on policy implications.

The Impact of Targeted Social Assistance on Labor Market in Georgia : A Regression Discontinuity Approach

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