Self‐screening Effects of Monitoring: Evidence from a Quasi Experiment in the Swedish Temporary Parental Benefit Program

B-Tier
Journal: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
Year: 2018
Volume: 80
Issue: 5
Pages: 893-904

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Monitoring and screening have been shown to be important to reduce moral hazard in social insurances. This paper empirically investigates whether monitoring in the Swedish temporary parental benefit program affects future benefit take‐up. Identification is based on the fact that parents’ benefit applications are monitored randomly by the insurer. The estimation results show that parents who are monitored are less likely to apply again in the near future.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:obuest:v:80:y:2018:i:5:p:893-904
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25