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Table 2 Descriptive statistics: previous employment and job search (values in percentage)

From: Employment subsidies, informal economy and women’s transition into work in a depressed area: evidence from a matching approach

 

Full sample

Female subsample

Male subsample

 

ICS policy

Non-participants

ICS policy

Non-participants

ICS policy

Non-participants

Subsidies and Training

      

Received unemployment subsidy

29.9

31.4

28.8

27.3

32.9

43.8

Received training

32.56***

44.62***

31.98***

45.13***

34.2

43.1

Job offers

      

Received offers

48.0

39.9

46.8

39.8

50.8

40.2

Accepted offers

44.76**

57.45**

45.2

54.0

43.75**

67.35**

Job Search

      

Active job search (yes)

72.76***

84.41***

70.27***

82.9***

79.75*

89.05*

Job search methods

      

Public employment services

22.37***

48.62***

21.79***

49.0***

23.81***

47.54***

Private employment services

4.6

5.5

4.5

6.0

4.8

4.1

Internet

33.33**

23.99**

32.69*

24.93*

34.92**

21.31**

Personal contacts, friends and relatives

32.88***

15.07***

32.69***

13.75***

33.33**

18.85**

Other

6.9

6.8

8.3

6.3

3.2

8.2

Previous job experiences

      

Short term

49.04***

61.35***

48.59***

63.16***

50.0

56.7

Permanent

38.94***

28.38***

38.03**

25.94**

40.9

34.6

Irregular

12.0

10.3

13.4

10.9

9.1

8.7

Previous network with the current employer

      

Did you collaborate with this firm before applying to the program? (yes)

61.21***

7.17***

63.69***

5.98***

52.83***

10.83***

  1. Notes : This table shows descriptive statistics on job experiences and search activity for eligible workers during the pre-treatment period. Data are differentiated both between treated (ICS Policy) and non treated (non participants) and by gender. Job search methods: respondents could indicate two different options, ranked by importance. Previous network with the current employer: percentages refer to the subsample of individuals that, at the time of the interview, declared they had a formal job position (through the ICS program if beneficiaries, otherwise if non beneficiaries). Asterisks denote that the difference between treated/non treated is significant at *10%, **5%, ***1%.
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