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Evaluating the role of a cash transfer program in promoting local employment: A generalized synthetic control approach

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  • João Paulo D. Lima
  • Valéria Pero
  • Fabio Waltenberg

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Based on the administrative data, a generalized synthetic control method was applied to evaluate the impact of cash transfer programs on local employment in the city of Maricá, Brazil. A positive effect of these programs on the number of workers formally employed in the city was observed. JEL Codes: I380, J230.

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  • João Paulo D. Lima & Valéria Pero & Fabio Waltenberg, 2022. "Evaluating the role of a cash transfer program in promoting local employment: A generalized synthetic control approach," Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 31(2), pages 111-117.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:edddbu:edd_362_0111
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    Keywords

    cash transfers; employment; synthetic control;
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    JEL classification:

    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand

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