Earnings, income and poverty among welfare leavers in Sweden

摘要: Given the trend towards more active policies on reducing take-up of welfare benefits, consequences leaving individual well-being constitutes a significant issue. This paper studies disposable income and poverty among leavers in Sweden during 19 years (1990-2008). Using rich set register data we are able to accurately measure other financial labor market outcomes thereby give well-founded analysis these individuals. We find that there large differences post situation those work full time after who only little or not at all. Labor is associated with higher probability experiencing gain as well lower risk repeated dependency. relationship sensitive changes business cycle, stronger for leave having received relatively high amounts benefits. Groups typically have weaker attachment variations cycle. Leavers neither nor receive benefits from social insurance likely be financially dependent family members, they also than poverty. conclude always becoming better off, being depend heavily outcomes.