Argentina: Impacts of the child allowance programme on the labour-market behaviour of adults

In 2009 Argentina implemented the Universal Child Allowance for Social Protection (AUH), a cash transfer programme for households with children. Coverage provided by the contributory family allowance programme was extended to parents who are unemployed or who work in the informal sector (domestic wo...

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Autores principales:	Maurizio, Roxana, Vázquez, Gustavo
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	2014
Materias:	SEGURIDAD SOCIAL BIENESTAR DE LA INFANCIA HOGARES PRESTACION POR HIJOS A CARGO INGRESOS FAMILIARES PROGRAMAS DE ACCION EVALUACION EMPLEO SOCIAL SECURITY CHILD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCE FAMILY INCOME PROGRAMMES OF ACTION EVALUATION EMPLOYMENT
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/11362/37424
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spelling	oai-11362-374242020-09-28T19:20:18Z Argentina: Impacts of the child allowance programme on the labour-market behaviour of adults Maurizio, Roxana Vázquez, Gustavo SEGURIDAD SOCIAL BIENESTAR DE LA INFANCIA HOGARES PRESTACION POR HIJOS A CARGO INGRESOS FAMILIARES PROGRAMAS DE ACCION EVALUACION EMPLEO SOCIAL SECURITY CHILD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCE FAMILY INCOME PROGRAMMES OF ACTION EVALUATION EMPLOYMENT In 2009 Argentina implemented the Universal Child Allowance for Social Protection (AUH), a cash transfer programme for households with children. Coverage provided by the contributory family allowance programme was extended to parents who are unemployed or who work in the informal sector (domestic workers, for example). This paper uses the difference-in-difference estimator and propensity score matching techniques to evaluate the short-term effects of the auh on adult labour participation and income generation. The results suggest that, during its first year of operation, no significant disincentives to work were generated by the programme, given that it did not discourage adults from working or lead to a reduction in the number of hours worked. These findings are highly relevant in the Latin American context where these kinds of cash transfers have become an important component of social protection systems. 2014-12-10T13:31:19Z 2014-12-10T13:31:19Z 2014-08 Texto Sección o Parte de un Documento http://hdl.handle.net/11362/37424 LC/G.2614-P 7 en CEPAL Review CEPAL Review 113 .pdf application/pdf ARGENTINA ARGENTINA
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topic	SEGURIDAD SOCIAL BIENESTAR DE LA INFANCIA HOGARES PRESTACION POR HIJOS A CARGO INGRESOS FAMILIARES PROGRAMAS DE ACCION EVALUACION EMPLEO SOCIAL SECURITY CHILD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCE FAMILY INCOME PROGRAMMES OF ACTION EVALUATION EMPLOYMENT
spellingShingle	SEGURIDAD SOCIAL BIENESTAR DE LA INFANCIA HOGARES PRESTACION POR HIJOS A CARGO INGRESOS FAMILIARES PROGRAMAS DE ACCION EVALUACION EMPLEO SOCIAL SECURITY CHILD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCE FAMILY INCOME PROGRAMMES OF ACTION EVALUATION EMPLOYMENT Maurizio, Roxana Vázquez, Gustavo Argentina: Impacts of the child allowance programme on the labour-market behaviour of adults
description	In 2009 Argentina implemented the Universal Child Allowance for Social Protection (AUH), a cash transfer programme for households with children. Coverage provided by the contributory family allowance programme was extended to parents who are unemployed or who work in the informal sector (domestic workers, for example). This paper uses the difference-in-difference estimator and propensity score matching techniques to evaluate the short-term effects of the auh on adult labour participation and income generation. The results suggest that, during its first year of operation, no significant disincentives to work were generated by the programme, given that it did not discourage adults from working or lead to a reduction in the number of hours worked. These findings are highly relevant in the Latin American context where these kinds of cash transfers have become an important component of social protection systems.
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title	Argentina: Impacts of the child allowance programme on the labour-market behaviour of adults
title_short	Argentina: Impacts of the child allowance programme on the labour-market behaviour of adults
title_full	Argentina: Impacts of the child allowance programme on the labour-market behaviour of adults
title_fullStr	Argentina: Impacts of the child allowance programme on the labour-market behaviour of adults
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Argentina: Impacts of the child allowance programme on the labour-market behaviour of adults

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