Employment effects of a social and labour inclusion programme

IF 2.2 2区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Labour Economics Pub Date : 2025-04-12 DOI:10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102717

Pablo Blanchard, Matias Brum, Paula Carrasco, Cecilia Parada, Ivone Perazzo

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Abstract

In this paper, we analyse the impacts of a social and labour inclusion programme, Uruguay Trabaja (UT) on employment and job quality through objective and subjective e measures. Using administrative data and a custom survey, we estimate the programme’s causal effects by exploiting the random assignment of the beneficiaries. Our findings suggest that participants in UT are more likely to secure formal employment and earn higher formal wages compared to non-participants, with indications of these effects enduring over time. Furthermore, our analysis reveals that UT contributes to increased labour market participation, and satisfaction across various dimensions of employment, overall job satisfaction, and general life satisfaction in the medium term. We also investigate the significance of two channels in driving the observed outcomes: the means of accessing employment and training opportunities. This study underscores the importance of implementing comprehensive programmes for vulnerable populations and emphasizes the value of considering medium-term impacts when assessing programme effectiveness.

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社会和劳工包容方案对就业的影响

在本文中，我们分析了社会和劳动包容计划，乌拉圭Trabaja （UT）对就业和工作质量的影响，通过客观和主观的措施。利用行政数据和一项风俗调查，我们利用受益人的随机分配来估计该计划的因果效应。我们的研究结果表明，与非参与者相比，UT的参与者更有可能获得正式就业，并获得更高的正式工资，并且这些影响会随着时间的推移而持续。此外，我们的分析表明，从中期来看，UT有助于提高劳动力市场参与度，提高就业各方面的满意度，整体工作满意度和总体生活满意度。我们还研究了两个渠道在推动观察到的结果中的重要性：获得就业和培训机会的手段。这项研究强调了为易受害人口执行全面方案的重要性，并强调在评估方案效力时考虑中期影响的价值。

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Labour Economics ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

3.60

自引率

8.30%

发文量

142

期刊介绍： Labour Economics is devoted to publishing research in the field of labour economics both on the microeconomic and on the macroeconomic level, in a balanced mix of theory, empirical testing and policy applications. It gives due recognition to analysis and explanation of institutional arrangements of national labour markets and the impact of these institutions on labour market outcomes.