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General Information
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| Evaluator(s) |
Center for the Study of Business and Government, Baruch College
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| Investigator(s) |
June O'Neill
(Center for the Study of Business and Government, Baruch College)
M. Anne Hill
(Department of Economics, Queens College)
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| Sponsor(s) |
Not applicable
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| Funder(s) |
Manhattan Institute
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| Subcontractor(s) |
Not applicable
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
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| Status |
Operational with Findings
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| Duration |
Jan 2000 - Jul 2002
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| Type |
Policy Analysis
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| Goal |
See project description
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| Program/Policy Description |
A comprehensive study of the effect of the 1996 welfare reform act on an array of outcomes--welfare participation, employment, income and economic well-being, marriage, childbearing, and ultimately whether dependency has declined and whether the poor have been gaining or losing ground
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| Notes |
No notes reported.
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| Last Updated |
04/22/03
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| Type of Summary |
Reviewed
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| External Reviewer(s) |
June O'Neill
(Center for the Study of Business and Government, Baruch College)
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| Contact(s) |
June O'Neill (June_oneill@baruch.cuny.edu)
Center for the Study of Business and Government, Baruch College
17 Lexington Ave.
(T) (212) 802-5720
(F) (212) 802-5722
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| Publications Department |
Dolores Garrigo (dgarrigo@manhattan-institute.org)
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Avenue, 2nd Floor
(T) not reported
(F) (212)-684-0832
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Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients
Former recipients ("leavers")
Single parent families
Low-income households
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| Subgroups Analyzed |
Minority populations
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| Sample Size and Unit |
First study: primarily all single mothers ages 18-44 with children under age 18 in the annual March supplement to the U.S. Current Population Survey from 1983-2000. Sample size approximately 80,000. Unit of analysis is individual. Forthcoming studies also use SIPP, the NLSY, and other data sources.
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Sites Studied
Nationwide
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