TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Deidda, Manuela
AU  - Liberto, Adriana Di
AU  - Foddi, Marta
AU  - Sulis, Giovanni
        TI  - Employment Subsidies, Informal Economy and Women's Transition into Work in a Depressed Area: Evidence from a Matching Approach
        PY  - 2015/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 8886
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8886
        AB  - We analyze the effects of an ALMP for disadvantaged workers implemented in a depressed area of Italy. Using propensity-score matching, we find that a) the employment subsidy had a positive effect for participants on both the probability of finding a job and income, b) the outcome of the policy was more positive for women, and c) the program was more effective for older and less-educated female workers. Using data on previous contacts between workers and firms and on informal channels for job search activity, we ultimately explore the role of the program in promoting the transition from informal to salaried employment.
        KW  - employment subsidies
KW  - female labor-force participation
KW  - evaluation
KW  - informal economy
        ER  -