EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE PARTICIPATION AMONG WOMEN

The model makes a distinction between “voluntary” and “involuntary” welfare receipt. the findings suggest that among female heads of households, the increase in welfare receipt that occured between 1967 and 1979 was almost completely attributable to an increase in involuntary unemployment and an inc...

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Published in:Economic inquiry 1990-04, Vol.28 (2), p.222-238
Main Author: Bassi, LAURIE J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AFDC
Economic aspects
Economic models
Employment
Food stamps
Labor supply
Statistical analysis
Studies
Variables
Welfare
Welfare economics
Women
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Summary:The model makes a distinction between “voluntary” and “involuntary” welfare receipt. the findings suggest that among female heads of households, the increase in welfare receipt that occured between 1967 and 1979 was almost completely attributable to an increase in involuntary unemployment and an increase in the proportion of the population that was eligible for welfare (due to changes in program parameters). The passage of time, used as a proxy for changes in the stigma associated with receiving welfare, appears to be a secondary importance. The labor supply response to welfare programs is small, and possibly diminishing over time.
ISSN:0095-2583
1465-7295
DOI:10.1111/j.1465-7295.1990.tb00812.x