Jump-Starting Self-Employment? Evidence Among Welfare Participants in Argentina

Jump-Starting Self-Employment? Evidence Among Welfare Participants in Argentina

One important concern of governments in developing countries is how to phase out large safety net programs. The authors evaluate the short-run effects of one possible exit strategy-programs that promote self-employment-in Argentina. They provide ev...

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Main Authors: Almeida, Rita, Galasso, Emanuela
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
AGGREGATE INCOME
ATTRITION
BENEFICIARIES
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
DIFFERENCE IN DIFFERENCE ESTIMATES
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE
EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME
EMPLOYMENT OFFICES
ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITY
ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
EVALUATORS
EXTREME POVERTY
FLEXIBILITY
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT EVALUATION
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME SUPPORT
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INTERVENTION
JOBS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR OFFICE
LABOR SUPPLY
LOCAL LABOR MARKETS
NONEXPERIMENTAL METHODS
OCCUPATIONS
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
PER CAPITA INCOME
POVERTY INDICATORS
PREVIOUS OCCUPATION
PROBIT REGRESSION
PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY
PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT
PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES
PROGRAM DESIGN
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAMS
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
SAFETY NET
SELECTION BIAS
SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SMALL MANUFACTURING
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECURITY
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
TARGETING
TRAINING PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WAGE LEVEL
WAGE SUBSIDIES
WORK ACTIVITIES
WORKER
WORKERS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7450

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