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Evidence from the "frontline"? : an ethnographic problematisation of welfare-to-work administrator opinions
Jordan, John David - In: Work, employment and society : a journal of the British … 32 (2018) 1, pp. 57-74
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Short training for welfare recipients in Germany : which types work?
Kopf, Eva - In: International journal of manpower 34 (2013) 5, pp. 486-516
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Welfare to temporary work : implications for labor market outcomes
Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Mueser, Peter R.; Troske, Kenneth R. - 2002
Recent welfare reforms are prompting some state and local welfare agencies to use temporary help service firms to help … place welfare recipients into jobs. Concerns have arisen that these jobs are more likely to pay low wages, provide fewer … benefits, and offer less stability. We explore the effects of temporary help firms on the labor market outcomes of welfare …
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The effect of welfare payments on work : regression discontinuity evidence from Ecuador
Bosch Mossi, Mariano; Schady, Norbert Rüdiger - In: Journal of development economics 139 (2019), pp. 17-27
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Social programs and formal employment : evidence from the Brazilian Bolsa Família Program
Fruttero, Anna; Leichsenring, Alexandre Ribeiro; Paiva, … - 2020
Employment is key to combating poverty. Thus, detractors of social assistance programs argue that they create disincentives to work. While there is substantial evidence showing limited effects of these programs on overall labor supply, the jury is still out with respect to their impact on formal...
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Workfare as an effective way to fight poverty : the case of India's NREGS
Ravi, Shamika; Engler, Monika - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 67 (2015), pp. 57-71
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Labor market policies, unemployment, and identity : policies to help the unemployed can affect feelings of identity and well-being, so measures need to be evaluated carefully
Schöb, Ronnie - 2016
, workfare may not provide the intended incentives, and flexicurity (a system that combines a flexible labor market with active …
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Labor market policies, unemployment, and identity : policies to help the unemployed can affect feelings of identity and well-being, so measures need to be evaluated carefully
Schöb, Ronnie - 2022
, measures that require some work or attendance for training from those receiving benefits (workfare) may not provide the …
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Guaranteed employment or guaranteed income?
Ravallion, Martin - 2018
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Active labor market policies and crime : unemployment increase crime among youth, while active labor market policies can mitigate the problem
Tranæs, Torben - 2015
Active labor market programs continue to receive high priority in wealthy countries despite the fact that the benefits appear small relative to the costs. This apparent discrepancy suggests that the programs may have a broader purpose than simply increasing employment - for instance, preventing...
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