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Assessing the Impact of a Minimum Income Scheme in the Basque Country

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  • Sara de La Rica
  • Lucía Gorjón

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In this paper we assess the impact of a Minimum Income Scheme (MIS) which has been operating in the Basque Country, one of Spain’s 17 regions, for more than twenty years. In particular, we test whether the policy delays entry into employment for recipients. In addition, we test the efficacy of policies aimed at enabling recipients of the MIS to re-enter employment. Our results indicate that on average the Minimum Income Scheme, in addition to preventing social exclusion by providing financial support, does not delay entry into employment. However, the impact differs from one demographic group to another. Furthermore, Active Labour Market Policies designed for this group, in particular training, have a strong positive impact on finding a new job.

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  • Sara de La Rica & Lucía Gorjón, 2017. "Assessing the Impact of a Minimum Income Scheme in the Basque Country," Studies on the Spanish Economy eee2017-16, FEDEA.
    • Handle: RePEc:fda:fdaeee:eee2017-16
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    1. Lucía Gorjón & Sara de la Rica & Antonio Villar, 2019. "The social cost of unemployment in Spain: who are the losers?," Studies on the Spanish Economy eee2019-12, FEDEA.
    2. Lucía Gorjón & Sara de la Rica & Antonio Villar, 2018. "The social cost of unemployment: the Spanish labour market from a social welfare approach," Studies on the Spanish Economy eee2018-22, FEDEA.
    3. Lucía Gorjón García & Antonio Villar, 2019. "The Minimum Income Scheme as a poverty reduction mechanism:the case of the Basque Country," Studies on the Spanish Economy eee2019-10, FEDEA.
    4. Lucía Gorjón & Sara Rica & Antonio Villar, 2020. "The Cost of Unemployment from a Social Welfare Approach: The Case of Spain and Its Regions," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 150(3), pages 955-976, August.

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