By increasing the labor supply of welfare recipients, welfare reform may reduce wages and increase unemployment among … that welfare reform has significant spillover effects: welfare reform reduces employment of male high school dropouts, and … reduces wages of single mothers and male high school dropouts. …

time of the March interview. The estimates suggest that the wages of last year's job affect current employment and earnings …-wage jobs or jobs in industries such as hospitals or educational services. wages of last year's job affect current employment … held by welfare mothers during the preceding year affects their employment and earnings at the time of the March interview …

suggests that creating new jobs in the inner city is unlikely by itself to significantly increase the employment or earnings of … public services. A different set of policies must be used to increase the earnings of the inner city poor. These employment … programs that have closer ties to employers and incorporate subsidized employment experience. Given the magnitude of the …

paint a comprehensive picture of the employment, income, and hardships families experience after leaving welfare. …