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General Information
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| Evaluator(s) |
Lewin Group
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| Investigator(s) |
John Tapogna
(Oregon Center for Public Policy)
Plamen Nikolov
(Lewin Group)
Karen Gardiner
(Lewin Group)
Michael Fishman
(Lewin Group)
Burt Barnow
(Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
Child/Family
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| Status |
Completed (final report released)
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| Duration |
Apr 2000 - Oct 2002
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| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation
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| Program/Policy Description |
In passing CSPIA, Congress mandated a study of the economic
and demographic characteristics
of states and how they affect performance, calling on the Secretary of the
Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS) to recommend adjustments to ensure that the relative
performance
of the states is measured from a baseline that takes account of such variables.
This study
provides the underlying data for the Secretary’s report. Specifically, the study
seeks to answer
two questions:
1. What economic, demographic, and programmatic factors are associated with the
performance
of state child support enforcement programs?
2. If empirical work identifies factors that affect performance and are outside
the control of
child support agencies, how could DHHS amend the incentive system to account for
the
factors with the goal of improving the system’s equity?
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| Notes |
No notes reported
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| Last Updated |
12/17/02
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| Type of Summary |
Unreviewed
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| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty
215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl
(T) (646)284-9600
(F) not reported
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Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Single parent families
Fathers
Children
Low-income households
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| Subgroups Analyzed |
Single parent families
Fathers
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| Sample Size and Unit |
CPS/CSS 1998, national sample
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Sites Studied
Nationwide
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