This paper responds to Karen Christopher's recent Feminist Economics paper that posits that welfare leavers did not … benefits came as a result of welfare reform rather than simply an outgrowth of the booming economy that enabled a greater share … of welfare leavers to find employment and gain sizeable transfer payments compared to the pre-reform time period. …

The study of welfare participation in the U.S. prior to the 1996 welfare reform act and even afterward has focused on …, there is no study yet that tests for difference in welfare usage among immigrant groups and immigrant status. We do not … expect welfare usage to differ among immigrant groups if we control for the factors that should predict welfare usage …

participate in the labor market and whether to receive welfare. Hourly child care expenditures are estimated for all women in the … child care. These expenditures are then included as an independent variable predicting the probability of welfare recipiency … welfare recipiency, with a child care price elasticity of welfare recipiency equaling 0.28. The estimated child care price …

Welfare was reformed significantly in 1996, and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) was expanded substantially during … the last decade. In the wake of these events, welfare rolls have shrunk dramatically and employment among the poor has … that these conclusions are too strong. The work requirements and time limits of welfare reform create equity outcomes that …

characteristics of recipients, and broad patterns of welfare participation. They also offer an evaluative survey on the effectiveness …

The study of welfare participation in the U.S. prior to the 1996 welfare reform act and even afterward has focused on …, there is no study yet that tests for difference in welfare usage among immigrant groups and immigrant status. We do not … expect welfare usage to differ among immigrant groups if we control for the factors that should predict welfare usage …

learned. They compare welfare leaver outcomes across geographic areas and the nation as a whole. This effort allows them to … paint a comprehensive picture of the employment, income, and hardships families experience after leaving welfare. …

participate in the labor market and whether to receive welfare. Hourly child care expenditures are estimated for all women in the … child care. These expenditures are then included as an independent variable predicting the probability of welfare recipiency … welfare recipiency, with a child care price elasticity of welfare recipiency equaling 0.28. The estimated child care price …