Mogstad, Magne; Pronzato, Chiara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
for lone mothers to move off welfare and into work. We analyze the consequences of a major Norwegian workfare reform of … the generous welfare system for lone mothers. Our difference-in-differences estimates show that the policy changes were … successful in improving labor market attachment and increasing disposable income of new lone mothers. By contrast, the reform led …