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Assisting the Transition from Workfare to Work : A Randomized Experiment

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dc.contributor.authorGalasso, Emanuela
dc.contributor.authorRavallion, Martin
dc.contributor.authorSalvia, Agustin
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-15T19:52:09Z
dc.date.available2014-08-15T19:52:09Z
dc.date.issued2001-12
dc.description.abstractRandomly 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/12/1660276/assisting-transition-workfare-work-randomized-experiment
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2738
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19402
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2738
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectCONTROL GROUPS
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC EVALUATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GAINS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR INCOME
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectMATCHING METHODS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOUTCOME INDICATORS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTREATMENT GROUPS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE WORK PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectINCOME CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectVOUCHER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectWELFARE-TO-WORK TRANSITION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY
dc.subjectWORKFARE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectWORK PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.titleAssisting the Transition from Workfare to Work : A Randomized Experimenten
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleAssisting the Transition from Workfare to Work: A Randomized Experiment
okr.date.disclosure2001-12-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:52:00.318600Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/12/1660276/assisting-transition-workfare-work-randomized-experiment
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid822811468769246360
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2738
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02010904095776
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1660276
okr.identifier.reportWPS2738
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.sectorLabor Markets & Employment
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Improving labor markets
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Standards
okr.unitPoverty Team, Development Research Group
okr.volume1
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