Job search periods for welfare applicants:Evidence from a randomized experiment

Autor: Bas van der Klaauw, Jonneke Bolhaar, Nadine Ketel
Přispěvatelé: Economics, Tinbergen Institute
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Bolhaar, J, Ketel, N & van Der Klaauw, B 2019, ' Job search periods for welfare applicants : Evidence from a randomized experiment ', American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 92-125 . https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20170163
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(1), 92-125. American Economic Association
ISSN: 1945-7782
DOI: 10.1257/app.20170163
Popis: We combine a randomized experiment with administrative data to study the effects of mandatory job search periods in the Dutch welfare system. Job search periods postpone the first welfare benefits payment and encourage applicants to start searching for jobs actively. Job search periods substantially reduce benefits take up. The decline in benefits receipt is permanent, but fully compensated by increased earnings because of higher reemployment rates. We do not find detectable effects on health and crime outcomes, nor do we observe income declines for more vulnerable applicants. Our results suggest that job search periods are an effective instrument for targeting benefits to welfare applicants. (JEL C93, I38, J31, J64)
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