Kaestner, Robert; Kaushal, Neeraj; Ryzin, Gregg Van - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2001
In this paper, we investigate whether or not recent state and federal changes in welfare policy -- the imposition of time-limited benefits, the use of financial sanctions for non-compliance, and the setting of strict work eligibility rules -- affect the migration of low-educated unmarried women....