Artikel

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

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, is it possible to determine their effects on indicators of well-being, such as mental health and life satisfaction, or on the acquisition of human capital?

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2021 ; Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General
Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
Thema
making work pay
inactivity trap
redistribution
single mothers
Earned Income Tax Credit
Working Tax Credit

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Van der Linden, Bruno
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2021

DOI
doi:10.15185/izawol.246.v2
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Van der Linden, Bruno
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2021

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