GENDER DISPARITIES IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR MARKET: THE IMPACT OF THE CHILD SUPPORT GRANT

Margherita Scarlato and Giorgio d'Agostino

No 210, Departmental Working Papers of Economics - University 'Roma Tre' from Department of Economics - University Roma Tre

Abstract: This paper provides an evaluation of the impact of the Child Support Grant (CSG) on gender disparities by evaluating the e ect of the programme on the employment status of adult members in bene ciary households. We use data from the National Income Dynamics Study and apply a fuzzy regression discontinuity design that exploits an expansion in eligibility due to a discontinuous change in the age eligibility criterion. The analysis considers two sources of heterogeneity in the impact of the CSG on the labour market, i.e., gender and household members receiving the Old Age Pension social grant. Overall, this evaluation shows that the CSG had a negative e ect on the probability of the bene ciary household members being employed and increased gender disparities by strongly discouraging women's employment.

Keywords: Cash transfers; regression discontinuity design; South Africa; labour market; gender disparities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 I38 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24
Date: 2016-11
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