Jurnal Perencanaan Pembangunan
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018): September 2018

Counterproductive Effects of Rice For Poor (Raskin) Program on Labor Supply

Eka Riski Ningtiyas (Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS Republic of Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Sep 2018

Abstract

This study aims to examine the existence of the counterproductive effects of Rice For Poor (Raskin) program on labor supply. The impact evaluation is done by a combination of Difference-in-Difference and Propensity Score Matching methods. The estimation results have shown that Raskin has a significant impact on decreasing of households head working hours, especially on male. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that Raskin has a counterproductive effect on labor supply, but there is no evidence to say Raskin makes people lazy.

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jpp

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Economics, Econometrics & Finance Energy Environmental Science Social Sciences

Description

JPP will periodically present papers related to development planning and policy in Indonesia, linking academic and scientific knowledge to public policy. JPP takes a position as one of the bridging knowledge to policy tools. The subjects are each development processes, from the planning, ...