The Transition from Welfare to Work and the Role of Potential Labor Income
The Transition from Welfare to Work and the Role of Potential Labor Income
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从福利到工作的转变以及潜在劳动收入的作用
DOI：
10.2139/ssrn.632344
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发表时间：
2004
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通讯作者：
Arne Uhlendorff
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作者：
Hilmar Schneider;Arne Uhlendorff
人们经常认为，德国的高水平福利要求几乎没有激励低生产率的工人寻找工作。我们研究了估计的潜在劳动收入与福利支付水平之间的比率对离开社会福利的概率的影响。利用GSOEP，我们估计了一个具有竞争风险和不可观测异质性的离散时间风险率模型。我们的研究结果表明，该比率对离开社会福利的概率有积极的影响。这一影响对于潜在劳动收入高于福利支付水平的家庭尤其重要。
It is often argued that the high level of welfare claims in Germany causes little incentive for workers with low productivity to seek for a job. We examine the influence of the ratio between estimated potential labor income and the welfare payment level on the probability of leaving social welfare. Using the GSOEP, we estimate a discrete time hazard rate model with competing risks and unobserved heterogeneity. Our results show that the ratio has a positive effect on the probability of leaving social welfare. This effect is especially relevant for households with a potential labor income higher than their welfare payment level.