Interactions in Public Policies

Spousal Responses and Program Spillovers of Welfare Reforms

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9704523
AutoresJulian Vedeler Johnsen (SNF—Centre for Applied Research at NHH, Norway), Julian Johnsen (Norwegian Centre for Research Data), Kjell Vaage (0000-0002-2576-4619, University of Bergen), Alexander Willén (0000-0002-2064-2380, Norwegian School of Economics)
Año2022
Volumen132
Número642
Páginas834-864
Fecha de publicación2022-02-22
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/ej/ueab053
OpenAlexW3092609707
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas42

In this paper we exploit the introduction of an early retirement reform in Norway to provide new evidence on interactions in public policies across programs and household members. The analysis generates four results. First, the reform decreased the employment of the directly affected individuals. Second, the introduction of the early retirement option caused program substitution away from alternative welfare programs. Third, it reduced employment among spouses of directly affected individuals. Finally, the reduction in spousal employment was driven by take-up of disability insurance. These results demonstrate that interactions in public policies can have a substantial impact on the effect of welfare reforms

Demographic economics · Economics · Exploit · Labour economics · Market economy · Public assistance · Public economics · Public welfare · Welfare · Welfare reform · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Retirement, Disability, and Employment