'WORK FOR THE DOLE' – A CHEAP LABOUR MARKET PROGRAM? AN ECONOMIST'S PERSPECTIVE

In: Australian journal of social issues: AJSI, Band 33, Heft 4, S. 395-405

Abstract

From an economists perspective, this paper explores some of the issues associated with the design of an effective labour market program, and evaluation processes which are required to determine the merits of a scheme. This analysis comes at the time when pilot projects under the federal Government's 'Work for the Dole' scheme are being implemented. The paper concludes that if the 'Work for the Dole' scheme is to be viewed as a labour market program, then an evaluation mechanism should have been determined prior to the implementation of such a scheme.