In this study we provide a new examination of the incentive effects of welfare rules on family structure. Focusing on … the AFDC and TANF programs, we first emphasize that the literature, by and large, has assumed that the rules of those … outcomes to welfare rules, we find significant effects of several welfare policies on family structure, both work …

temporarily lowers receipt of cash assistance (TANF) by 63 percent, the net impact on total income is still positive and large: In …

incremental welfare benefits, on out-of-wedlock birth rates. We use the first five states that were granted waivers from the …

We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation … between welfare receipt experienced in the parental household and subsequent own welfare receipt of young adults. In a second … step, we investigate whether the observed correlations reflect causal effects of past welfare experience. We use family …

We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation … between welfare receipt experienced in the parental household and subsequent own welfare receipt of young adults. In a second … step, we investigate whether the observed correlations reflect causal effects of past welfare experience. We use family …

We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation … between welfare receipt experienced in the parental household and subsequent own welfare receipt of young adults. In a second … step, we investigate whether the observed correlations reflect causal effects of past welfare experience. We use family …