Does 'Work for the Dole' Work?
This study examines the effect of a community-based work experience program - Work for the Dole (WfD) - on transitions out of unemployment in Australia. To evaluate the WfD program a quasi-experimental exact matching approach is applied. Justification for the matching approach is a 'natural experiment' - limits on WfD project funding - that it is argued constituted a source of random assignment to the program. Participation in the WfD program is found to be associated with a large and significant adverse effect on the likelihood of exiting unemployment payments. The main potential explanation is existence of a 'lock-in' effect whereby program participants reduce job search activity.
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2004-07
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Authors: | Borland, Jeff ; Tseng, Yi-Ping |
Institutions: | Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (MIAESR), Faculty of Business and Economics |
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