evidence on this question through analysis of a Michigan welfare-to-work program in which program participants were randomly … placing participants in either temporary or direct-hire jobs improves their odds of leaving welfare and escaping poverty in … the short term. However, we find that only direct-hire placements help reduce welfare dependency over longer time horizons …

This paper examines the impacts of recent Australian welfare to work reforms for low-income parents of school …-aged children who had been in receipt of Parenting Payment – the main welfare payment for this group – for at least one year … large, statistically significant and positive impacts on the hazard rates for exiting the welfare payment. Two thirds of …

Exploiting variation in welfare reform across states and over time and using relevant comparison groups, this study … estimates the effects of welfare reform on an important source of human capital acquisition among women at risk for relying on … welfare: vocational education and training. The results suggest that welfare reform reduced enrollment in full-time vocational …

Welfare-to-Work (WTW) service providers to reintegrate groups of unemployed and disabled workers. These providers received …

(CCDF), established as part of landmark welfare reform legislation in 1996. The main goal of the reform was to increase … employment and reduce welfare dependence among low-income families. Childcare subsidies have been effective in enabling parents …

Children represent the largest indirect beneficiaries of the U.S. social welfare system. Yet, many questions remain …