This paper examines what public service employment (PSE) has and has not been in the past and what it might be in the future. It tracks a mind numbing number of programs, yet finds reliable evidence sadly limited. Still there seems to be enough data to draw some sharp conclusions. PSE done wrong...

Updated March 25, 2001 <p>A revised version of this paper appears as "The Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Social Policy Reforms on Work, Marriage, and Living Arrangements" National Tax Journal 53(4) (part 2): 1063-1106. For more information see www.ntanet.org. <p>This article examines the...</p></p>