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Participation. Because welfare rules contain strong incentives for MPF, and because MPF is especially common among welfare … recipients, we also examine the relationship between welfare and MPF. Focusing on the pre-TANF period 1985 to 1996, when welfare …
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In this paper, we develop a dynamic structural model of single mothers' work and welfare participation decisions while … children of NLSY 79. Using PIAT Math test score as a measure of attainment, we find that both single mothers' work and welfare … declines with initial ability. The higher the initial ability of a child, the lower the positive impact work and welfare have …
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of Medicaid such as the introduction of the SCHIP program. Moreover, the effect of welfare reform (i.e. Personal … rolls raises real healthcare spending about $1,800 after two years. Finally, we find that welfare reform reduced annual …
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Children (AFDC) reduced welfare dependency. Many contend that AFDC discouraged work, increased welfare dependency, and … undermined the institution of family. Partly in response to these criticisms, welfare was reformed through the Personal … Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996. PRWORA modified the primary objectives of welfare by placing more …
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The present study is to examine the state of Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribes (SC/STs) in terms of their socio-economic conditions. About one third of the Indian population belong to SC and ST social category and they have been considered as the most deprivation sections of the society. How...
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This article examines the Jordanian social protection system. Part 1 outlines the demographic and social context, including data on the level of poverty and inequality in Jordan. Part 2 discusses the challenges and opportunities facing Jordanian policy makers while part 3 describes the social...
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Most of the impact studies related to mid-day meal scheme have been primary survey based and restricted to particularly locality/region/school but unable to give whole state or India level picture of beneficiaries. In this context the present paper examines the performance of mid-day meal/noon...
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The work constructs projections till 2030 for health care expenditures of Italian Regional Health Care Systems. Three different schemes of financing are hypothesised, with three different levels of solidarity between Regions. Financing is always supposed to cover the entire exigency of...
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the welfare and development of these (SC/ST) communities has not been fulfilled in implementation. Nevertheless the recent … violation of norms like equity, equality and social justice that ought to be followed in the development process in a welfare …
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process in a welfare state, and of the rights of these communities to development equally on par with other communities. …
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