abstract: 'Active labour market policies (ALMPs), such as subsidies for wages,

  social security contributions (SSCs) and employment, are one of the most

  important tools of countries'' efforts to tackle unemployment. The

  Turkish government launched the employment subsidy programme in 2008,

  aiming to decrease unemployment and to encourage formal employment by

  subsidizing the SSCs for relatively disadvantaged groups. The aim of

  this study is to investigate the effects of the 2008 policy on various

  labour outcomes. The entire analysis relies on micro-level panel data

  derived by the Survey of Income and Living Conditions over the period of

  2008-2011. Young men aged between 18 and 29 years are eligible to the

  programme. To infer causality, we apply a regression discontinuity

  design analysis using as the cut-off point those who are aged 30 years.

  The findings show that the policy of 2008 had a positive impact on

  employment and the probability of being employed in the formal sector

  and working full time.'
affiliation: 'Giovanis, E (Corresponding Author), Adnan Menderes Univ, Nazilli Fac
  Econ \& Adm Sci, Dept Publ Finance, Nazilli, Turkey.

  Ozdamar, Oznur, Izmir Univ Bakircay, Dept Econ, Izmir, Turkey.

  Giovanis, Eleftherios, Adnan Menderes Univ, Nazilli Fac Econ \& Adm Sci, Dept Publ
  Finance, Nazilli, Turkey.

  Giovanis, Eleftherios, Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Business Sch, Dept Econ Policy
  \& Int Business EPIB, Manchester, Lancs, England.

  Daglioglu, Cansu; Gerede, Cemaleddin, Adnan Menderes Univ, Fac Econ, Dept Econ \&
  Finance, Aydin, Turkey.'
author: Ozdamar, Oznur and Giovanis, Eleftherios and Daglioglu, Cansu and Gerede,
  Cemaleddin
author-email: e.giovanis@adu.edu.tr
author_list:
- family: Ozdamar
  given: Oznur
- family: Giovanis
  given: Eleftherios
- family: Daglioglu
  given: Cansu
- family: Gerede
  given: Cemaleddin
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/manc.12362
earlyaccessdate: MAR 2021
eissn: 1467-9957
files: []
issn: 1463-6786
journal: MANCHESTER SCHOOL
keywords: 'employment support programmes; formal employment; labour outcomes;

  policy evaluation; regression discontinuity design; wages'
keywords-plus: SUBSIDIES; UNEMPLOYMENT; IMPACT
language: English
month: JUN
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '51'
orcid-numbers: 'OZDAMAR, OZNUR/0000-0002-2188-3733

  Giovanis, Eleftherios/0000-0002-7492-7461'
pages: 276-296
papis_id: d1c7fc85461c45528183a941cbac6cb4
ref: Ozdamar2021effect2008
researcherid-numbers: 'OZDAMAR, OZNUR/AAX-3029-2021

  Giovanis, Eleftherios/AAX-5634-2020'
times-cited: '1'
title: 'The effect of the 2008 employment support programme on young men''s labour
  market outcomes in Turkey: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000631520900001
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '4'
volume: '89'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2021'