Assessing the impact of a minimum income scheme: the Basque Country case

Sara Rica () and Lucía Gorjón ()
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Sara Rica: University of the Basque Country
Lucía Gorjón: ISEAK

SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, 2019, vol. 10, issue 3, No 3, 280 pages

Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we evaluate the impact of a minimum income scheme (MIS) in the Basque Country, one of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions. In particular, we assess whether the policy delays entry into employment for recipients, as well as the extent to which activating policies aimed at enabling recipients of the MIS to enter employment work. To do so, we use administrative data of the universe of individuals registered in the public employment service in the region. On average, the minimum income scheme does not delay entry into employment, although the impact differs from one demographic group to another. Furthermore, active labour market policies designed for this group, in particular training, have a strong positive impact on finding a new job.

Keywords: Minimum income schemes; Active labour market policies; Poverty; Inverse probability weighting; Propensity score matching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C21 C52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s13209-019-00203-2

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