Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) – How Important are “Entry Effects” in Financial Incentive Programs for Welfare Recipients? Experimental Evidence from the Self-Sufficiency Project
This working paper presents findings from an evaluation of “entry effects” associated with the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) and considers whether the availability of the supplement may have led some single parents to alter their behaviour to become eligible for SSP.
Project Details
Published: August 1997
Capability: Experimentation
Policy Area: Income Security - Welfare and Employment
Population: Low-skilled Workers - Social Assistance Recipients - Women - Communities and Families - EI Recipients - Low-income Populations
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