The Effect of Family Size on Incentive Effects of Welfare Transfers in Two-Parent Families: An Evaluation Using Experimental Data  

Oleh:

Lewin, Alisa C. ; Maurin, Eric

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Evaluation Review vol. 29 no. 6 (Dec. 2005), page 507-529.
Topik: welfare; poverty; Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); welfare-towork; work incentives
Fulltext: 507.pdf (171.63KB)

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Family size is an important determinant of family well-being, and it is a good predictor of poverty. This study examines effects of waiving the 100-hour rule, by family size, and distinguishes between the “work-incentive effects” and the “eligibility effects” of the waiver. The 100-hour rule limits eligibility to aid to two-parent families in which the principal earner is unemployed or underemployed (works fewer than 100 hours per month). The study uses data from the Link-Up randomized experiment, conducted in California’s Central Valley, from 1992 to 1994. The findings show that the eligibility effect of the waiver does not differ by family size, but the workincentive effect does

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