welfare reform
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Revisiting Welfare Reform: Effects on Teenage Crime
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In the early nineties, politicians took up the task of reforming America’s welfare system. A bipartisan effort led to the creation of an employment-focused entitlement program: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996. Popularly known as “welfare reform”, the legislation had two basic goals: to increase financial independence…
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Growth of Extreme Poverty in the US: Is Welfare Reform Largely to Blame?
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New research estimates the growth of families living in extreme poverty from 1996 to 2011 is 159 percent, and the authors argue that welfare reform is largely to blame.
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The True Cost of Welfare Reform
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Researchers take advantage of early randomized experiments to analyze the impact of workforce participation requirements and time limits on participants’ health.