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In 1993, Iowa obtained a waiver to enact many of the key provisions of TANF in its welfare assistance and initiated the Iowa Family Investment Program (FIP). Iowa state administrative data for the period 1993-95 and examine the characteristics of households and program participation. We focus on...
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This paper uses a new dataset, the Iowa Transportation and Employment Survey, to examine transportation-related barriers to employment among households in a 5-country area that includes a small metropolitan county, two counties adjacent to the metro area, and two rural nonadjacent counties....
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This study follows teens through young adulthood as they transition to independent living. We focus on a little studied issue: why some youths live in groups rather than alone or with parents. This choice is important because the size of the group has a substantial impact on the demand for...
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At the center of the JOBS program of the Family Support Act is the placement of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients into work-related activities. Massachusetts' Em ployment and Training (ET) Choices Program, which predates JOBS, is a work incentive (WIN) demonstration based...
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We investigate the effects of parents, best friends, and relative prices on fruit and vegetable consumption by African American youths using behavioral data from the Family and Community Health Study, and area-specific food prices from the Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database. We construct a...
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The Reagan Administration's Interagency Low Income Opportunity Advisory Board (ILIOAB) requirement that states conduct impact evaluations of their welfare reform demonstrations no doubt led some states to conduct evaluations when they otherwise might not have. The ILIOAB requirement that...
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This study examines the role of reliable vehicles in facilitating employment, using a new dataset, the Iowa Transportation and Employment Survey. The empirical results document significantly higher levels of transportation problems and human capital barriers among low-income compared to other...
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