The effect of temporary in-work support on employment retention: evidence from a field experiment

Richard Dorsett
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Alex Bryson

No 411, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers from National Institute of Economic and Social Research

Abstract: A recent experimental programme for unemployed welfare recipients in the UK found that temporary earnings supplements combined with post-employment services led to increased employment rates. This paper examines whether these overall impacts are due to employment entry or employment retention effects. Findings from a multivariate mixed proportional hazards model suggest that entry effects dominated initially but that longer-term impacts were primarily due to increased retention. This retention effect persisted beyond the operational period of the programme and was evident even after controlling for the effect of employment experience.

Keywords: Employment retention; earnings supplements; treatment effects; duration model; unobserved heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C31 C41 J64 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-09
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