Welfare reform : effects of a decade of change /

Welfare reform : effects of a decade of change /

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Author / Creator:Grogger, Jeff.
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.
Description:1 online resource (xx, 331 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:A Rand Corporation Research Study Ser.
Rand Corporation Research Study Ser.
Subject:
Public welfare -- United States.
Welfare recipients -- United States.
Public welfare.
Welfare recipients.
United States.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11227147
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Other authors / contributors:Karoly, Lynn A., 1961-
ISBN:9780674037960
0674037960
0674018915
9780674018914
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-316) and index.
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Summary:During the 1990s the United States undertook the greatest social policy reform since the Social Security Act of 1935. In Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change, Jeffrey Grogger and Lynn Karoly assemble evidence from numerous studies, including nearly three dozen social experiments, to assess how welfare reform has affected behavior. To broaden our understanding of this wide-ranging policy reform, the authors evaluate the evidence in relation to an economic model of behavior. The evidence they collect reveals the trade-offs that policymakers face in achieving the conflicting goals of promoting work, reducing dependency, and alleviating need among the poor. Finally, the authors identify numerous areas where important gaps remain in our understanding of the effects of welfare reform. The book will be a crucial resource for policy economists, social policy specialists, other professionals concerned with welfare policy, and students.
Other form:Print version: Grogger, Jeff. Welfare reform. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005
Standard no.:10.4159/9780674037960
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • List of Acronyms
  • 1. Introduction
  • Our Approach
  • Organization of the Book
  • 2. Background
  • Brief History of Federal Welfare Policy
  • Policy and Program Changes during the 1990s
  • Welfare-Related Outcomes in the 1990s
  • 3. An Economic Model
  • AFDC and the Standard Economic Model
  • Financial Work Incentives
  • Requirements for Work or Related Activities
  • Time Limits
  • Summarizing the Predictions
  • 4. Methodological Issues
  • Methods of Causal Inference in Studies of Welfare Reform
  • Measuring the Policy Environment
  • Data Sources for Welfare Outcomes
  • Summary of Studies Included in the Analysis
  • 5. Welfare Use and Welfare Payments
  • Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms
  • Observational Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms
  • Estimates of the Effects of Reform as a Bundle
  • Estimates of the Effect of the Economy
  • Summary
  • 6. Employment, Labor Supply, and Earnings
  • Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms
  • Observational Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms
  • Estimates of the Effects of Reform as a Bundle
  • Estimates of the Effect of the Economy
  • Summary
  • 7. Income and Poverty
  • Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms
  • Observational Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms
  • Estimates of the Effects of Reform as a Bundle
  • Estimates of the Effect of the Economy
  • Summary
  • 8. Family Structure
  • Theoretical Framework and Methodological Issues
  • Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms on Marriage
  • Estimates of the Effects of Reform as a Bundle on Marriage
  • Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms on Childbearing
  • Observational Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms on Childbearing
  • Estimates of the Effects of Reform as a Bundle on Childbearing
  • Summary
  • 9. Child Outcomes
  • Theoretical Framework and Methodological Issues
  • Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms
  • Observational Estimates of the Effects of Specific Reforms
  • Estimates of the Effects of Reform as a Bundle
  • Summary
  • 10. Theory, Evidence, and Policy Trade-offs
  • Summarizing the Empirical Evidence
  • Welfare, Labor Market Behavior, and Income
  • Marriage, Childbearing, and Child Outcomes
  • Welfare Reform as a Bundle
  • What We Don't Know about Welfare Reform
  • Appendix A. Sources for Experimental Study Results
  • Appendix B. Methodology for Summary Figures in Chapter 10
  • References
  • Index

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