Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/83331 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
IES Working Paper No. 4/2009
Publisher: 
Charles University in Prague, Institute of Economic Studies (IES), Prague
Abstract: 
This paper aims to quantify the impact of social benefits on labor market participation in the Czech Republic. It applies the logistic regression to estimate the probability of labor market participation depending on social benefits related to net wage of the individuals, controlling for individual and household characteristics (age, presence of spouse and children etc.). The work disincentives via social benefits do exist and proved to be relatively strong. When trying to understand the reasons for recently decreasing participation rate in the Czech Republic, the often called generous Czech social benefit system appears to be relevant.
Subjects: 
inactivity trap
labor market participation
social benefits
JEL: 
I38
J21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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