Do in-work benefits work for low-skilled workers?

Artikel

High risk of poverty and low employment rates are widespread among low-skilled groups, especially in the case of some household compositions (e.g. single mothers). “Making-work-pay” policies have been advocated for and implemented to address these issues. They alleviate the above-mentioned problems without providing a disincentive to work. However, do they deliver on their promises? If they do reduce poverty and enhance employment, can we further determine their effects on indicators of well-being, such as mental health and life satisfaction, or on the acquisition of human capital?

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2016 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Labor Economics Policies ; Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General ; Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
• Subject: making work pay ; inactivity trap ; redistribution ; single mothers ; earned income tax credit ; working tax credit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Van der Linden, Bruno
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.246
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/148471
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET