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9780880993180

Welfare and Work : Experiences in Six Cities

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  • ISBN13:

    9780880993180

  • ISBN10:

    0880993189

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-06-30
  • Publisher: W E Upjohn Inst for
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi
1 Welfare and Employment Transitions in the 1990's 1(22)
Welfare Caseload Declines
4(5)
Employment of Welfare Recipients
9(2)
Employment of Leavers
11(3)
Explaining Welfare Exits and Employment
14(2)
Looking at Recipients' Jobs
16(1)
Finding a Good Job
17(2)
Conclusions
19(4)
2 State and City Welfare and Employment Policies in the 1990's 23(38)
Welfare Reform: Setting the Agenda at the National Level
24(4)
Impacts of Welfare Reform
28(3)
Welfare Reform in Six Urban Areas
31(15)
Labor Market and Caseload Dynamics
46(6)
Welfare-to-Work Transitions
52(4)
Conclusions
56(5)
3 The Determinants of Welfare Exits and Employment 61(30)
Leaving Welfare and Employment: The Importance of Demographics
64(3)
Joint Leaving and Employment Determination
67(6)
Leaving and Employment Determination in Different Time Periods
73(6)
Long-Term Employment Determination
79(3)
Short-Term and Long-Term Earnings Outcomes
82(1)
Conclusions
83(8)
4 Job Stability for Welfare Recipients: A Comparison of Matched Job Spells 91(32)
Analytical Context: Employment Patterns
92(3)
Job Spells for Welfare Recipients
95(8)
Matched Job Spells: Comparisons of Welfare Recipients and Others
103(15)
Conclusions
118(5)
5 Explaining Job Stability for Welfare Recipients 123(34)
Methods
124(5)
Employer and Industry as Determinants of Job Stability
129(6)
Person Fixed Effects
135(4)
Changes over Time in Job Spell Length and Its Determinants
139(6)
Earnings on a Job
145(2)
Conclusions
147(10)
6 Conclusions and Implications for Welfare and Beyond 157(14)
The Impact of Welfare Reform
159(6)
Policy Implications
165(4)
Concluding Observations
169(2)
Appendix A: Data Sources 171(4)
References 175(10)
The Authors 185(2)
Index 187(8)
About the Institute 195

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