Ágota Scharle
Biographic Data
| ID | 6179014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ágota Scharle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ágota |
| FAMILY NAME | Scharle |
| SIGNATURE | SCHARLE Á |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Political Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4838-8764 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The redistributive effect of the Hungarian flat tax and family allowance system
The study examines the income redistribution effects of the Hungarian flat-tax and the recently introduced family allowance scheme. They were done on the basis of people's individual data for 2007, 2011 and 2020, which yields more accurate estimates than the previous studies based on aggregate or survey data. Between 2011 and 2013, progressive taxation was abolished, and a flat income tax was introduced, along with a substantial widening of pre-e…
A job trial subsidy for youth
This paper evaluates a 90‐day hiring subsidy designed for young jobseekers aged below 25, introduced in Hungary in 2015 as part of the Youth Guarantee programme. The subsidy covers the total wage cost with no obligation to retain the new hire when the subsidy expires. The analysis is based on linked administrative data on registered unemployment, cognitive skills measured around age 15, healthcare, and social security records. The causal impact o…
What works for whom? What theories may predict about the effectiveness of measures against employment discrimination
Purpose Employment discrimination persists across global labour markets inflicting considerable social and economic costs. The existing literature tends to focus on explaining and measuring discrimination or on the measures to tackle it, overlooking the links between these areas. The paper contributes to filling this gap in order to inform policy design and empirical research on the impact of anti-discrimination policies. Design/methodology/appro…
Books or babies? The incapacitation effect of schooling on minority women
This paper examines the effects of an increase in the compulsory school leaving age on the teenage fertility of Roma women, a disadvantaged ethnic minority in Hungary. We use a regression discontinuity design identification strategy and show that the reform decreased the probability of teenage motherhood among Roma women by 13.4–26.0% and delayed motherhood by 2 years. We separate the incapacitation and human capital effects of education on ferti…
Recent changes moving Hungary away from the European Social Model
Hungary inherited a fairly comprehensive welfare model from the Socialist regime, which was further consolidated at the moment of entering the European Union and the adoption of the EU acquis.However, this system has been challenged by a number of recent reforms.This chapter describes in particular the radical transformation of the Hungarian welfare system over the past three years.Although cuts in welfare provisions have occurred repeatedly in r…
The effect of welfare provisions on female labour supply in Central and Eastern Europe
Former socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe encouraged women to work full time and provided various in-kind and cash transfers to mothers. Female labour supply was high under socialism but decreased sharply during the transition to a market economy. It is unclear how much of this decrease can be explained by the structural changes in the labour market, and how much is due to the withdrawal of family benefits and services. The empiric…
Unemployment and Family Businesses in Hungary
The innovative and growth potential of new start-ups is often questioned on the basis that many new entrants only find themselves in the private sector due to loss of jobs in the shrinking public sector. The paper explores one plausible route to this kind of self-employment. Using labour force survey data for 1992-1999 it examines the potential role of family businesses in helping the self-employment entry of individuals who would otherwise have …
The effect of welfare provisions on female labour supply in Central and Eastern Europe
Former socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe encouraged women to work full time and provided various in-kind and cash transfers to mothers. Female labour supply was high under socialism but decreased sharply during the transition to a market economy. It is unclear how much of this decrease can be explained by the structural changes in the labour market, and how much is due to the withdrawal of family benefits and services. The empiric…
What works for whom? What theories may predict about the effectiveness of measures against employment discrimination
Purpose Employment discrimination persists across global labour markets inflicting considerable social and economic costs. The existing literature tends to focus on explaining and measuring discrimination or on the measures to tackle it, overlooking the links between these areas. The paper contributes to filling this gap in order to inform policy design and empirical research on the impact of anti-discrimination policies. Design/methodology/appro…
Books or babies? The incapacitation effect of schooling on minority women
This paper examines the effects of an increase in the compulsory school leaving age on the teenage fertility of Roma women, a disadvantaged ethnic minority in Hungary. We use a regression discontinuity design identification strategy and show that the reform decreased the probability of teenage motherhood among Roma women by 13.4–26.0% and delayed motherhood by 2 years. We separate the incapacitation and human capital effects of education on ferti…
Unemployment and Family Businesses in Hungary
The innovative and growth potential of new start-ups is often questioned on the basis that many new entrants only find themselves in the private sector due to loss of jobs in the shrinking public sector. The paper explores one plausible route to this kind of self-employment. Using labour force survey data for 1992-1999 it examines the potential role of family businesses in helping the self-employment entry of individuals who would otherwise have …
The effect of welfare provisions on female labour supply in Central and Eastern Europe
Former socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe encouraged women to work full time and provided various in-kind and cash transfers to mothers. Female labour supply was high under socialism but decreased sharply during the transition to a market economy. It is unclear how much of this decrease can be explained by the structural changes in the labour market, and how much is due to the withdrawal of family benefits and services. The empiric…
Recent changes moving Hungary away from the European Social Model
Hungary inherited a fairly comprehensive welfare model from the Socialist regime, which was further consolidated at the moment of entering the European Union and the adoption of the EU acquis.However, this system has been challenged by a number of recent reforms.This chapter describes in particular the radical transformation of the Hungarian welfare system over the past three years.Although cuts in welfare provisions have occurred repeatedly in r…
Books or babies? The incapacitation effect of schooling on minority women
This paper examines the effects of an increase in the compulsory school leaving age on the teenage fertility of Roma women, a disadvantaged ethnic minority in Hungary. We use a regression discontinuity design identification strategy and show that the reform decreased the probability of teenage motherhood among Roma women by 13.4–26.0% and delayed motherhood by 2 years. We separate the incapacitation and human capital effects of education on ferti…
The redistributive effect of the Hungarian flat tax and family allowance system
The study examines the income redistribution effects of the Hungarian flat-tax and the recently introduced family allowance scheme. They were done on the basis of people's individual data for 2007, 2011 and 2020, which yields more accurate estimates than the previous studies based on aggregate or survey data. Between 2011 and 2013, progressive taxation was abolished, and a flat income tax was introduced, along with a substantial widening of pre-e…
A job trial subsidy for youth
This paper evaluates a 90‐day hiring subsidy designed for young jobseekers aged below 25, introduced in Hungary in 2015 as part of the Youth Guarantee programme. The subsidy covers the total wage cost with no obligation to retain the new hire when the subsidy expires. The analysis is based on linked administrative data on registered unemployment, cognitive skills measured around age 15, healthcare, and social security records. The causal impact o…
What works for whom? What theories may predict about the effectiveness of measures against employment discrimination
Purpose Employment discrimination persists across global labour markets inflicting considerable social and economic costs. The existing literature tends to focus on explaining and measuring discrimination or on the measures to tackle it, overlooking the links between these areas. The paper contributes to filling this gap in order to inform policy design and empirical research on the impact of anti-discrimination policies. Design/methodology/appro…
Economics (6 works) · Labour economics (5 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (2 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)