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Welfare reform and migrant's long-term labor market integration

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dc.contributor.authorKunz, J.
dc.contributor.authorZhu, A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-10T01:01:41Z
dc.date.available2025-04-10T01:01:41Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractWe study the effect of welfare assistance on migrant integration in Australia. The government implemented a policy reducing welfare support for migrants, particularly mothers with children, during their first two years in the country, which was announced after arrival. Using a regression discontinuity design and administrative welfare data spanning 21 years, we find that this reform significantly decreased welfare receipt over the long term, widened over time, and stabilized in the long run. Benefits were reduced by 28%, and time on benefits by 19%, particularly in unemployment and disability categories. We observe larger treatment effects for mothers from disadvantaged backgrounds.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733747616
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceThe publisher permission to make it open access was granted in November 2024
dc.publisherCrawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTTPI Working papers 10/2023
dc.rightsAuthor(s) retain copyright
dc.sourceTax and Transfer Policy Institute Working papers
dc.source.urihttps://crawford.anu.edu.au
dc.titleWelfare reform and migrant's long-term labor market integration
dc.typeWorking/Technical Paper
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.bibliographicCitation.issue10/2023
local.type.statusPublished Version

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