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Dynamic effects of mandatory activation of welfare participants

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  • Persson, Anna

    () (Department of Economics)

  • Vikman, Ulrika

    () (Department of Economics)

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    Previous literature shows that activation requirements for welfare participants decrease welfare participation. However, the dynamics have not been examined, and often only exit effects are analyzed. In this paper, we look more closely at the transition rates into and out of welfare. Using register data on the entire population of Stockholm, we are able to capture how both entry and exit rates were affected when activation requirements were introduced at different times in Stockholm’s city districts. The results indicate that the main reduction in welfare participation is due to a small increase in exit rates. The part of the population that is at risk of entering into welfare, though, experiences a reduction in entry rates due to the reform. There are also heterogeneous effects, namely, large effects on entry rates for young individuals. In addition, there are larger effects on exit rates for unmarried individuals without children compared to the population as a whole.

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    Paper provided by Uppsala University, Department of Economics in its series Working Paper Series with number 2010:11.

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    Length: 37 pages
    Date of creation: 16 Jun 2010
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    Handle: RePEc:hhs:uunewp:2010_011

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    Keywords: Welfare reform; mandatory activation program; welfare entry; welfare exit;

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