@techreport{MTMT:34503657, title = {Does cutting the value of unemployment insurance benefits affect take-up? Evidence from Hungary}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34503657}, author = {Csillag, Márton and Munkácsy, Balázs and Scharle, Ágota}, unique-id = {34503657}, year = {2023}, orcid-numbers = {Munkácsy, Balázs/0000-0001-7561-0514} } @misc{MTMT:34489297, title = {El tudtak-e helyezkedni azok, akiktől megvonták a rokkantsági ellátást?}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34489297}, author = {Bíró, Anikó and Hornok, Cecília and Krekó, Judit and Prinz, D and Scharle, Ágota}, unique-id = {34489297}, year = {2023}, orcid-numbers = {Hornok, Cecília/0000-0001-5680-3206} } @techreport{MTMT:34164162, title = {Evaluating the effect of a drastic cut in unemployment benefit duration on re-employment and wages of jobseekers}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34164162}, author = {Csillag, Márton and Scharle, Ágota and Munkácsy, Balázs}, unique-id = {34164162}, year = {2023}, orcid-numbers = {Munkácsy, Balázs/0000-0001-7561-0514} } @techreport{MTMT:34066230, title = {The Labor Market Effects of Disability Benefit Loss}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34066230}, author = {Bíró, Anikó and Hornok, Cecília and Krekó, Judit and Prinz, D and Scharle, Ágota}, unique-id = {34066230}, year = {2023}, orcid-numbers = {Hornok, Cecília/0000-0001-5680-3206} } @misc{MTMT:34034465, title = {Ki jár jól a kormány által bevezetett adórendszerrel Magyarországon?}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34034465}, author = {Hajnal, Áron and Krekó, Judit and Scharle, Ágota}, unique-id = {34034465}, year = {2023} } @article{MTMT:33814358, title = {A job trial subsidy for youth. cheap labour or a screening device?}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33814358}, author = {Krekó, Judit and Munkácsy, Balázs and Csillag, Márton and Scharle, Ágota}, doi = {10.1111/spol.12924}, journal-iso = {SOC POLICY ADMIN}, journal = {SOCIAL POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION}, volume = {57}, unique-id = {33814358}, issn = {0144-5596}, abstract = {This paper evaluates a 90-day hiring subsidy designed for young jobseekers aged below 25, introduced in Hungary in 2015 as part of the Youth Guarantee programme. The subsidy covers the total wage cost with no obligation to retain the new hire when the subsidy expires. The analysis is based on linked administrative data on registered unemployment, cognitive skills measured around age 15, healthcare, and social security records. The causal impact of the subsidy on subsequent employment is identified in comparison to participants of a uniquely large public works programme, using propensity score matching with exceptionally rich controls. The estimates indicate significant positive effects: participants spent 14-20 days more in employment within six months after the programme ended in the whole sample. The impact is weaker on the 12-month horizon. We find that the subsidy works well as a screening device: the programme has the highest impact on youths who have very low levels of schooling (eight years of primary school or less), but scored high on cognitive skills tests. One potential explanation is that employers tend to retain those with better cognitive skills, irrespective of their formal qualifications. We also find some indication that the subsidy is (mis)used by some employers to hire short term, seasonal workers.}, keywords = {propensity score matching; Youth Guarantee; youth unemployment; wage subsidy; ALMP; screening}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1467-9515}, pages = {1089-1116}, orcid-numbers = {Munkácsy, Balázs/0000-0001-7561-0514} } @article{MTMT:33771527, title = {The redistributive effect of the Hungarian flat tax and family allowance system}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33771527}, author = {Krekó, Judit and Erős, H and Greskovics, B and Hajnal, Áron and Scharle, Ágota}, doi = {10.1556/032.2023.00011}, journal-iso = {ACTA OECON}, journal = {ACTA OECONOMICA}, volume = {73}, unique-id = {33771527}, issn = {0001-6373}, abstract = {The study examines the income redistribution effects of the Hungarian flat-tax and the recently introduced family allowance scheme. They were done on the basis of people's individual data for 2007, 2011 and 2020, which yields more accurate estimates than the previous studies based on aggregate or survey data. Between 2011 and 2013, progressive taxation was abolished, and a flat income tax was introduced, along with a substantial widening of pre-existing family tax allowances. We find that the tax reform has favoured high-income earners and taxpayers with children, while the main losers were low-income and/or childless workers. While the share of family tax allowances is somewhat lower for the high-income deciles, this effect is in practice negligible, therefore the income tax system can still be considered flat. The family tax allowance scheme favours wealthy families with many children over low-income families with fewer or no children. The biggest winners of the scheme are the taxpayers in the top income decile with three or more children: these 22,000 taxpayers (that is, 2% of all recipients) receive 10% of the total amount of the family tax allowance, and almost a third of the credit allocated to families with three or more children.}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1588-2659}, pages = {481-503} } @article{MTMT:33733379, title = {What works for whom? What theories may predict about the effectiveness of measures against employment discrimination}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33733379}, author = {Hajnal, Áron and Scharle, Ágota}, doi = {10.1108/IJSSP-12-2022-0318}, journal-iso = {INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY}, journal = {INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY}, volume = {43}, unique-id = {33733379}, issn = {0144-333X}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1758-6720}, pages = {1098-1113} } @{MTMT:33669528, title = {The labour market before the pandemic}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33669528}, author = {Köllő, János and Oblath, Gábor and Scharle, Ágota}, booktitle = {The Hungarian Labour Market, 2020}, unique-id = {33669528}, year = {2022}, pages = {39-56} } @{MTMT:33572103, title = {Milyen következményekkel jár a rokkantsági ellátások megvonása a foglalkoztatásra, a jövedelemre és a munkahely minőségére?}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33572103}, author = {Bíró, Anikó and Hornok, Cecília and Krekó, Judit and Prinz, D and Scharle, Ágota}, booktitle = {Munkaerőpiaci tükör, 2021}, unique-id = {33572103}, year = {2022}, pages = {163-165}, orcid-numbers = {Hornok, Cecília/0000-0001-5680-3206} }