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Author: Koonce, Joan
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1. Koonce, Joan
Mauldin, Teresa A.
Rupured, A. Michael
Parazo, Justice
Working Poor: Research, Outreach, and Public Policy
Consumer Interests Annual 46 (2000).
Also: http://www.consumerinterests.org/public/articles/working.PDF
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI)
Keyword(s): Benefits; Benefits, Fringe; Earnings; Economic Well-Being; Employment; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Wages; Welfare

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This panel discussion provided background information about a sample of working poor, working near-poor and working non-poor from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Data (79) and information about fringe benefits available from their employers. Ideas for moving the working poor to self-sufficiency and resources related to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 were also discussed.
Bibliography Citation
Koonce, Joan, Teresa A. Mauldin, A. Michael Rupured and Justice Parazo. "Working Poor: Research, Outreach, and Public Policy." Consumer Interests Annual 46 (2000).
2. Mauldin, Teresa A.
Koonce, Joan
The Effect of Human Capital on the Economic Status of Divorced and Separated Women: Differences by Race
The Review of Black Political Economy 18,4 (Spring 1990): 55-68.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/v216q141u35p7w4q/
Cohort(s): Young Women
Publisher: National Economic Association
Keyword(s): Divorce; Educational Attainment; Human Capital Theory; Income; Marital Disruption; Racial Differences; Work Experience

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This study investigated the impact of investments in human capital on the economic well-being of black and white women immediately following marital disruption. It also explored the extent to which the observed differences in income between the two groups were due to differences in the levels of qualities (endowments) or differences in the impact of these qualities (discrimination). The average differences in endowments explained almost two-thirds of the income gap between black and white women. Most of this explanatory power was due to differences in educational attainment, work experience, and region.
Bibliography Citation
Mauldin, Teresa A. and Joan Koonce. "The Effect of Human Capital on the Economic Status of Divorced and Separated Women: Differences by Race." The Review of Black Political Economy 18,4 (Spring 1990): 55-68.
3. Mauldin, Teresa A.
Koonce, Joan
Rupured, A. Michael
Parazo, Justice
Working Poor: Research, Outreach, and Public Policy
Presented: San Antonio, TX, American Council on Consumer Interests Conference, March 22-25, 2000.
Also: http://www.consumerinterests.org/public/articles/working.PDF
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI)
Keyword(s): Benefits, Fringe; Family Studies; Poverty; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Welfare

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This panel discussion provided background information about a sample of working poor, working near-poor and working non-poor from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Data (79) and information about fringe benefits available from their employers. Ideas for moving the working poor to self-sufficiency and resources related to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 were also discussed.

Many families are struggling to provide a supportive environment on limited resources. Some work full-time or part-time, some are unemployed, others are homeless, others are receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other forms of public assistance. These families, working or not, face many obstacles in their struggle to become self-sufficient (Beaulieu, 1999). During the 1990s revisions to the United States public assistance programs began moving families from welfare to work. However, work does not always lift or keep a family out of poverty. If family, individual, and employment characteristics that distinguish the working poor from the working non-poor can be identified, better public policy and outreach programs can be designed. This panel discussion focused on characteristics of a sample of working poor and working near-poor and the availability of fringe benefits from their employers, ideas regarding transitional assistance and strategies for reaching the working poor population, and finally provides resources related to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

Bibliography Citation
Mauldin, Teresa A., Joan Koonce, A. Michael Rupured and Justice Parazo. "Working Poor: Research, Outreach, and Public Policy." Presented: San Antonio, TX, American Council on Consumer Interests Conference, March 22-25, 2000.