How to stimulate single mothers on welfare to find a job; evidence from a natural experiment
"We present the results from a natural experiment in which single mothers on welfare were stimulated to find a job. Two policy instruments were introduced: an earnings disregard and job creation. The experiment was performed at the level of municipalities in The Netherlands, a country with rela...
Main Authors: | Knoef, Marike, van Ours, Jan C. |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Munich
2014
CESifo |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19118730124919369129-How-to-stimulate-single-mother.htm |
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