Vertrouwensexperiment Wageningen: Werkt het en waarom wel of niet? : Eindverslag

摘要: This fourth and final report discusses the results of research on outcomes or effects Wageningen Trust Experiment. was one six offically accepted unique RCT-experiments in welfare Netherlands. The other cities were Tilburg, Utrecht, Groningen, Nijmegen Deventer. In this more than 2-year lasting RCT-experiment (October, 1, 2017 – December, 31, 2019) four experimental treatments distinguished: 1. self-reliance exemption obligations, 2. intensive mediation tailored support, 3. earnings-release with extra 50% additional earnings released up to 200 euros p/month, 4. a control group. experiment encompasses different way supporting people social assistance welfare. For rather demanding because it involved 410 participants covering all benficiaries city. consisted product process evaluation. evaluation examines approach compared regular treatment not only outflow work but also well-being, health, freedom choice (capabilities), participation self-reliance; execution by caseworkers municipality Wageningen. words, how does supervision support go. study shows positive full-time paid work, significantly when randomised group, significant non-participating beneficiaries. With outcome measures, picture came out regression analyses; some our expectations non-work related measures are confirmed others refuted. However, there is good news report. Positive found notably group subjective health groups guidance wave 2 3 mental health. addition, we find negative effect two release for number hours spent volunteering informal care. decrease appears entirely due increase work. therefore assuming that employment policy goals. Also, scores give ladder show majority participants. As result, distance labour market has narrowed increased, which an important objective experiment. We evidence selection bias (Hawthorne) might have affected behavior as well changed extent standard controlgroup Further needed another comparison recipients during period. Wageningen, absolutely small numbers, estimates turned power problem, sometimes made just insignificant. To solve this, next step will be combine municipalities then numbers thus increased.