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Can subsidized employment tackle long-term unemployment?
Armand, Alex; Carneiro, Pedro; Tagliati, Federico; Xia, YimingCopyright: © 2025 The Authors Funding information: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal (UIDB/00124/2020, UIDP/00124/2020 and Social Sciences DataLab - PINFRA/22209/2016), POR Lisboa, Portugal and POR Norte, Portugal (Social Sciences DataLab, PINFRA/22209/2016); This study experimentally assesses the effects of temporary wage subsidies on employment in North Macedonia. The target group consists of v...
The effect of gender-targeted conditional cash transfers on household expenditures
Armand, Alex; Attanasio, Orazio; Carneiro, Pedro; Lechene, ValérieThis article studies the differential effect of targeting cash transfers to men or women on household expenditure on non-durables. We study a policy intervention in the Republic of North Macedonia that offers cash transfers to poor households, conditional on having their children attending secondary school. The recipient is randomised across municipalities, with payments targeted to either the mother or the fat...