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. …

paper shows that raising the biofuel subsidy use reduces overall welfare by more than a higher gas tax, both aimed to … welfare improving policy combinations for achieving a targeted amount of energy security are higher gas taxes combined with …