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9780674018914

Welfare Reform

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  • ISBN13:

    9780674018914

  • ISBN10:

    0674018915

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-10-30
  • Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr

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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.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Grogger is the Irving Harris Professor in Urban Policy at the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
List of Acronyms
Introduction
Our Approach
Organization of the Book
Background
Brief History of Federal Welfare Policy
Policy and Program Changes during the 1990s
Welfare-Related Outcomes in the 1990s
An Economic Model
AFDC and the Standard Economic Model
Financial Work Incentives
Requirements for Work or Related Activities
Time Limits
Summarizing the Predictions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sources for Experimental Study Results
Methodology for Summary Figures in Chapter 10
References
Index
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