The Impact of an Integrated Program on Households’ Welfare

Stefania Basiglio, Daniela Del Boca and Chiara Pronzato

CHILD Working Papers Series from Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD) - CCA

Abstract: The growth of poverty rates among families and individuals during the last two decades (especially as a consequence of the economic crisis between 2008 and 2015) has stimulated a growing attention for policies aimed to support households' welfare. In a situation of scarcity and/or limitations of public interventions, new programs have been designed by private institutions and philanthropic foundations. In this paper, we evaluate the impact of a program aimed to support two important dimensions of poverty strongly connected: housing conditions and employment. The program named Integro has been established in 2018 by Compagnia di San Paolo, one of the most important philanthropic institution in Italy. Using a randomized control trial, we estimate the impact of the program on three important outcomes: work, financial well-being, and personal well-being. We find interesting and significant effects of the program which appear to be driven by individuals less at risk who, prior to participation in the program, could already afford a minimum standard of living.

Keywords: Housing; Employment; Randomized controlled trial (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2021
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