Do in-work benefits work for low-skilled workers?

Bruno Van der Linden

World of Labour, 2016, No 246, 246

Abstract: High risk of poverty and low employment rates are widespread among low-skilled groups, especially in the case of some household compositions (e.g. single mothers). “Making-work-pay” policies have been advocated for and implemented to address these issues. They alleviate the above-mentioned problems without providing a disincentive to work. However, do they deliver on their promises? If they do reduce poverty and enhance employment, can we further determine their effects on indicators of well-being, such as mental health and life satisfaction, or on the acquisition of human capital?

Keywords: making work pay; inactivity trap; redistribution; single mothers; earned income tax credit; working tax credit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J08 J30 J32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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