Persistent or temporary? Effects of social assistance benefit sanctions on employment quality
Wolf MA (2024)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2024
Journal
Book Volume: 22
Pages Range: 1531-1557
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwad073
Abstract
This article analyzes the effects of sanctions for unemployed recipients of the social assistance benefit in Germany. I conduct an analysis using administrative data from 2012 to 2018, applying a dynamic entropy balancing approach. In contrast to most previous analyses of benefit sanction effects, I analyse outcomes over a longer period and assess effects on various dimensions of employment quality, including education (mis)match. The results show, in line with previous research, that benefit sanctions increase the employment probability in the first months after treatment. In the long run, the employment probability and employment quality of sanctioned benefit recipients are lower than those for the comparison group of non-sanctioned benefit recipients, indicating long-lasting negative effects. The negative consequences of benefit sanctions for employment quality are hence not temporary, but persistent.
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APA:
Wolf, M.A. (2024). Persistent or temporary? Effects of social assistance benefit sanctions on employment quality. Socio-Economic Review, 22(3), 1531-1557. https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwad073
MLA:
Wolf, Markus A.. "Persistent or temporary? Effects of social assistance benefit sanctions on employment quality." Socio-Economic Review 22.3 (2024): 1531-1557.
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