Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/110077 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 8886
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We analyze the effects of an ALMP for disadvantaged workers implemented in a depressed area of Italy. Using propensity-score matching, we find that a) the employment subsidy had a positive effect for participants on both the probability of finding a job and income, b) the outcome of the policy was more positive for women, and c) the program was more effective for older and less-educated female workers. Using data on previous contacts between workers and firms and on informal channels for job search activity, we ultimately explore the role of the program in promoting the transition from informal to salaried employment.
Subjects: 
employment subsidies
female labor-force participation
evaluation
informal economy
JEL: 
C14
C83
J64
J16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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