scholarly journals The Effects of Housing Assistance on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Voucher Lottery

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Jacob ◽  
Jens Ludwig
Keyword(s):  
Labor Supply ◽  
Housing Assistance

scholarly journals The Effects of Housing Assistance on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Voucher Lottery

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 272-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian A Jacob ◽  
Jens Ludwig
Keyword(s):  
Labor Supply ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Wait List ◽  
Housing Assistance ◽  
Quarterly Earnings ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Temporary Assistance ◽  
Housing Voucher

This study estimates the effects of means-tested housing programs on labor supply using data from a randomized housing voucher wait-list lottery in Chicago. Economic theory is ambiguous about the expected sign of any labor supply response. We find that among working-age, able-bodied adults, housing voucher use reduces labor force participation by around 4 percentage points (6 percent) and quarterly earnings by $329 (10 percent), and increases Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program participation by around 2 percentage points (15 percent). We find no evidence that the housing-specific mechanisms hypothesized to promote work, such as neighborhood quality or residential stability, are important empirically. (JEL I38, J22, R23, R38)

Implications of higher retirement age for the labor market

2017 ◽  
pp. 22-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ivanova ◽  
A. Balaev ◽  
E. Gurvich
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Demographic Trends ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Demographic Projections ◽  
The Impact

The paper considers the impact of the increase in retirement age on labor supply and economic growth. Combining own estimates of labor participation and demographic projections by the Rosstat, the authors predict marked fall in the labor force (by 5.6 million persons over 2016-2030). Labor demand is also going down but to a lesser degree. If vigorous measures are not implemented, the labor force shortage will reach 6% of the labor force by the period end, thus restraining economic growth. Even rapid and ambitious increase in the retirement age (by 1 year each year to 65 years for both men and women) can only partially mitigate the adverse consequences of demographic trends.

Labor Supply and Poverty of the Elderly

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-93
Author(s):  
Seung-Hoon Jeon ◽  
Deokho Cho
Keyword(s):  
Labor Supply ◽  
The Elderly

Labor Supply, Overtime Work and Taxation in Denmark

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebbe Krogh Graversen ◽  
Nina Smith
Keyword(s):  
Labor Supply ◽  
Overtime Work
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