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Child care subsidies and child development
Herbst, Chris M. (contributor); Tekin, Erdal (contributor) - 2008
Child care subsidies are an important part of federal and state efforts to move welfare recipients into employment. One …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003778467
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Minimum wages, the earned income tax credit, and employment : evidence from the post-welfare reform era
Neumark, David (contributor);  … - 2007
that minimum wages reduce employment, with the exception of high school dropouts. In contrast, evidence strongly suggests … that the EITC boosts employment of young women (although not teenagers). We also explore how minimum wages and the EITC … the EITC boosts employment and earnings for minority women, and coupling the EITC with a higher minimum wage appears to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003531875
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Child care subsidies and childhood obesity
Herbst, Chris M.; Tekin, Erdal - 2009
Child care subsidies play a critical role in facilitating the transition of disadvantaged mothers from welfare to work. However, little is known about the influence of these policies on children's health and well-being. In this paper, we study the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003858880