The Ugly Truth About Social Welfare Payments and Households' Subjective Well-being
| aut.relation.softwareversion | 883 | en_NZ |
| dark.contributor.author | Rossouw, S | en_NZ |
| dark.contributor.author | Greyling, T | en_NZ |
| dark.contributor.author | Adhikari, T | en_NZ |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-19T02:57:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-19T02:57:16Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2021-07-01 | en_NZ |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-07-01 | en_NZ |
| dc.description.abstract | Social welfare payments (SWP) were designed with policy priority to transfer revenue to vulnerable groups, thereby addressing poverty and inequality. Previous studies have shown that SWPs alleviate poverty, but investigating their effect on well-being is sparse. We investigate the relationship between SWPs and the mean subjective well-being (SWB) of a household and analyse it across household income quintiles. We use the National Income Dynamics Study dataset, which is representative of South Africa. South Africa is an example of extremes, as it suffers from poverty, inequality, and low levels of SWB; yet, paradoxically, it has an exemplary social welfare system. We use a range of analytical methods, including ordered probit regressions and a quasi-experimental technique. We find that the highest household income quintiles claim SWPs meant for the poor, most likely leading to increased inequality. Additionally, SWPs are positively related to SWB for quintiles one to four, but the relationship is negative in the highest quintile. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | GLO Discussion Paper, No. 883, Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10292/14371 | |
| dc.publisher | Global Labor Organization | en_NZ |
| dc.relation.uri | https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/235525 | en_NZ |
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| dc.rights.accessrights | OpenAccess | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Subjective well-being; Social welfare payment; Quasi-experiment; South Africa | |
| dc.title | The Ugly Truth About Social Welfare Payments and Households' Subjective Well-being | en_NZ |
| pubs.elements-id | 434608 | |
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| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/Business School Accreditation | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/Business School Accreditation/2020 | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/Faculty of Business, Economics and Law | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/Faculty of Business, Economics and Law/NZ Work Research Institute | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/Faculty of Culture & Society | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/Faculty of Culture & Society/School of Social Science & Public Policy | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/Faculty of Culture & Society/School of Social Science & Public Policy/School Office | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/PBRF | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/PBRF/PBRF Business Economics and Law | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/PBRF/PBRF Business Economics and Law/Faculty Review Team PBRF 2018 | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/PBRF/PBRF Business Economics and Law/School of Economics PBRF 2018 |