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Mach, Traci Lynn |
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Determinants of AFDC Caseloads: How Have Exit and Take-Up Rates Been Affected by Welfare Reform? Working Paper, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, 2004. Also: http://www.nawrs.org/ClevelandPDF/mach.pdf Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Family Studies; Welfare Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Over the past six years, the AFDC caseload has fallen by almost 50 percent. This decline has caused much speculation as to its causes. Using the approach employed by Blank and Ruggles (1995), this paper examines the behavior of the eligible and participating populations separately, with particular emphasis on the impact of welfare reform provisions implemented prior to the passage of PRWORA. The results indicate the increased earnings disregards and asset allowances decrease the probability that an eligibility spell will end through increased earnings, while time limitations on benefits increase the probability that the spell will end through a change in family status. Increased asset allowances also decrease the probability that a participation spell with end through increased earnings or a change in family status; family caps increase the probability that a participation spell will end through a change in family status; and increased earnings disregards and the elimination of some JOBS exemptions decrease the probability that a participation spell with end voluntarily. |
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Mach, Traci Lynn. "Determinants of AFDC Caseloads: How Have Exit and Take-Up Rates Been Affected by Welfare Reform?" Working Paper, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, 2004. |