Testing a conditional cash transfer program in the U.S.: the effects of the family rewards program in New York City

Table 13 Effects on parents’ employment and earnings

	Control		Standard
	Mean	Effect	Error
A. Survey data
Employed at 18-month survey	0.543	0.056	0.014***
Employed at 42-month survey	0.496	0.064	0.015***
Job at 42-month survey:
30 or more hours per week	0.395	0.049	0.015***
Self-employed	0.049	0.022	0.009**
Offers health insurance	0.269	0.025	0.014*
N = (3082 for 18-month survey; 2966 for 42-month survey)
B. UI records data
Employment rate
Yr 1	0.587	−0.024	0.009***
Yr 2	0.562	−0.012	0.010
Yr 3	0.533	−0.009	0.011
Earnings
Yr 1	12376	−221	223
Yr 2	12601	−257	286
Yr 3	12529	−116	323
N	4993

Sources: Baseline survey, 18- and 42-month surveys and UI records
Each estimate represents the coefficient on program status from a linear regression controlling for selected baseline characteristics. For the estimates in panel B, standard errors are adjusted for clustering at the household level
Statistical significance is indicated as follows: *** = 1 %; ** = 5 %; * = 10 %