Assessing the employment effects of the German welfare reform – an integrated CGE-microsimulation approach

Franz, Wolfgang; Guertzgen, Nicole; Schubert, Stefanie; Clauss, M.

doi:10.1080/00036846.2011.564149

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“…These policies may induce either a positive effect on labor supply (lower labor fixed costs) or a negative change on participation, particularly when the amount of the benefit is close to the potential labor income (Franz et al 2011). However, the literature shows a relative consensus for this group of programs.…”

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confidence: 91%

Cash transfers and female labor force participation: the case of AUH in Argentina

2017

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In this paper, we estimate the impact on female labor force participation of a massive conditional cash transfer program-Universal Child Allowance, AUH-launched in Argentina in 2009. We identify the intention-to-treat effect by comparing eligible and non-eligible women over time through a diff-in-diff methodology. The results suggest a negative and economically significant effect of the program on female labor force participation. The disincentive to participate is present for married women, while the effect is not statistically significant for unmarried women with children. We also find evidence on the heterogeneity of the effect depending on woman's education, husband's employment status, number and age of children, and whether the woman is the main responsible of domestic chores. The relatively large value of the benefit and the fact that transfers are mostly directed to mothers may explain the sizeable effect of the program on female labor supply. The welfare implications of the results are not clear and deserve further inspection. JEL Classification: H53, I38, J16, J22

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Section: Literature and Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 91%

Cash transfers and female labor force participation: the case of AUH in Argentina

2017

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“…Otro tipo de transferencias de ingreso que varios países ofrecen a su población son aquellas que se brindan ya sea de manera universal o a través de un beneficio mínimo de ingreso basado en algún criterio de elegibilidad. Estos beneficios pueden implicar un impacto positivo sobre la oferta (reducción de los costos fijos asociados al trabajo) y demanda de trabajo (dado que el beneficio podría incrementar el capital humano y la productividad de los beneficiarios), aunque también podrían inducir un efecto negativo sobre la participación laboral particularmente cuando la diferencia entre el monto del beneficio y el ingreso laboral potencial es pequeño (Franz et al, 2011). La literatura de este tipo de transferencias de ingreso (universal y/o mínimo) encuentra que estos programas poseen un efecto adverso sobre la oferta laboral femenina, particularmente inducidos por la falta de condicionalidades de los mismos (Lemieux y Milligan, 2004;Terracol, 2009;Cavalcanti y Correa, 2010;Bargain y Doorley, 2011).…”

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El efecto de la doble escolaridad sobre la participación laboral femenina en República Dominicana

Garganta¹,

Zentner²

2021

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En este trabajo se analiza la incidencia de un aumento en las horas escolares de los niños sobre la oferta laboral femenina en República Dominicana. La reciente política de Jornada Escolar Extendida (JEE) duplica las horas escolares en el sistema público dominicano, lo cual podría generar un cambio en las decisiones laborales de los hogares beneficiados. En particular, esta iniciativa relaja las restricciones que enfrentan las mujeres para participar en el mercado de trabajo, teniendo en cuenta que las madres son típicamente las principales encargadas del cuidado de sus hijos. Mediante la aplicación de una metodología no experimental de diferencias en diferencias se compara la evolución en la participación laboral de las madres elegibles (con hijos en escuela pública) y no elegibles (con hijos en escuela privada) por este programa educativo, antes y después del mismo. Los resultados sugieren un aumento significativo en la tasa de actividad femenina, que se focaliza en mujeres cónyuges, de baja educación y pertenecientes a zonas urbanas. Estas estimaciones son robustas frente a diferentes especificaciones que intentan eludir el posible efecto composición (transitorio) entre los grupos de tratamiento y control.

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“…In contrast, Franz et al. () use an integrated computable general equilibrium (CGE) micro‐simulation model to find that this reform resulted in a negligible increase in employment.…”

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Were the Hartz Reforms Responsible for the Improved Performance of the German Labour Market?

2013

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From 2005 to 2011 employment rose and unemployment rates declined considerably in Germany. This favourable development followed the labour market reforms initiated in 2003, and there has been a tendency to attribute the improved labour market performance to those reforms. Causal micro-evaluations of the various measures, however, show hardly any effects on variables that can be related to employment. Rather, it seems that employment increased in response to a process of wage moderation that had already begun in the 1990s. It is possible that this moderation was itself partially a product of the reforms, but this needs further investigation.JEL codes: J38, J48, J58, J64, J68.

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Assessing the employment effects of the German welfare reform – an integrated CGE-microsimulation approach

Cited by 12 publications

References 19 publications

Cash transfers and female labor force participation: the case of AUH in Argentina

Cash transfers and female labor force participation: the case of AUH in Argentina

El efecto de la doble escolaridad sobre la participación laboral femenina en República Dominicana

Were the Hartz Reforms Responsible for the Improved Performance of the German Labour Market?

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