Galasso, EmanuelaRavallion, MartinSalvia, Agustin2014-08-152014-08-152001-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19402Randomly 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-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMSAGEDCONTROL GROUPSDATA COLLECTIONDECISION MAKINGDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICSECONOMETRIC EVALUATIONSECONOMETRICSECONOMIC CONDITIONSEMPIRICAL STUDIESEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMSEQUILIBRIUMFAMILIESHUMAN RESOURCESINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINCOME GAINSINEQUALITYINSTRUCTIONINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSLABOR INCOMELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSMATCHING METHODSOILOUTCOME INDICATORSPAPERSPARTNERSHIPPOLICY MAKERSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY LINEPRIVATE SECTORPROGRAMSPUBLIC EXPENDITURESSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECURITYSTATISTICAL ANALYSISTARGETINGTRAINING PROGRAMSTREATMENT GROUPSUNEMPLOYMENTWAGESWORKERSWORKFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE WORK PARTICIPATIONWAGE SUBSIDIESTRAININGEMPLOYMENT RESEARCHINCOME CHARACTERISTICSVOUCHER PROGRAMSLABOR SUPPLYWELFARE-TO-WORK TRANSITIONGOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICYWORKFARE PROGRAMSWORK PARTICIPATIONWELFARE10.1596/1813-9450-2738