The effect of family size on incentive effects of welfare transfers in two-parent families: an evaluation using experimental data.

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  • Author(s): Lewin AC;Lewin AC; Maurin E
  • Source:
    Evaluation review [Eval Rev] 2005 Dec; Vol. 29 (6), pp. 507-29.
  • Publication Type:
    Evaluation Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8004942 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0193-841X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0193841X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eval Rev
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications
      Original Publication: [Beverly Hills, Calif.] Sage Publications.
    • Subject Terms:
      Family Characteristics* ; Motivation* ; Poverty*; Parents/*psychology ; Public Assistance/*statistics & numerical data ; Social Welfare/*economics; California ; Eligibility Determination ; Employment ; Humans ; Income ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Risk Factors ; Social Welfare/psychology
    • Abstract:
      Family size is an important determinant of family well-being, and it is a good predictor of poverty. This study examines effects of waiving the 100-hour rule, by family size, and distinguishes between the "work-incentive effects" and the "eligibility effects" of the waiver. The 100-hour rule limits eligibility to aid to two-parent families in which the principal earner is unemployed or underemployed (works fewer than 100 hours per month). The study uses data from the Link-Up randomized experiment, conducted in California's Central Valley, from 1992 to 1994. The findings show that the eligibility effect of the waiver does not differ by family size, but the work-incentive effect does.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20051026 Date Completed: 20060203 Latest Revision: 20191210
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/0193841X05276444
    • Accession Number:
      16244050