Welfare work Requirements with Paternalistic Government Preferences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9716809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Moffitt (0000-0002-3627-3057, Johns Hopkins University and NBER, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue | 515 |
| Pages | F441-F458 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01131.x |
| OpenAlex | W2101664190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 23 |
Work requirements in means-tested transfer programmes have grown in importance in the US and in some other countries. The theoretical literature which considers their possible optimality generally operates within a traditional welfarist framework where some function of the utility of the poor is maximised. Here we consider a case where society instead has preferences over the actual work allocations of welfare recipients. Optimality of work requirements is shown to be possible but depends on the accuracy of the screening mechanism which assigns work requirements. Numerical simulations show that accuracy must be high for optimality. Earnings subsidies may also be optimal. Copyright 2006 The Author(s). Journal compilation Royal Economic Society 2006
Earnings · Economics · Function (biology · Government (linguistics · Microeconomics · Paternalism · Public economics · Subsidy · Welfare · Work (physics · Computer Science · Engineering · Finance · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Taxation and Compliance Studies
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |