This paper reviews the economic literature on welfare reform over the 1990s. A brief
summary of the policy changes is followed by a discussion of the methodological techniques …

▪ Abstract This paper evaluates a burgeoning literature on the effects of the 1996 welfare
reform bill. Our goal is to shift the debate from the current preoccupation with declining …

As the recession worsens, more and more Americans must turn to welfare to make ends
meet. Once inside the agency, the newly jobless will face a bureaucracy that has undergone …

Poverty is not simply the result of an individual's characteristics, behaviors or abilities.
Rather, as David Brady demonstrates, poverty is the result of politics. In Rich Democracies …

Of all of the welfare reforms that were implemented during the 1990s, time limits may
represent the single greatest break from past policy. This paper expands on what is known …

Much attention has been given to the large increases in safety net spending during the Great
Recession. We examine the relationship between poverty, the safety net, and business …

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of recent welfare reforms, investigating the effects of
both state-specific waivers in the early 1990s and the 1996 federal reform legislation. Unlike …

The provision of public assistance to families with children in America faced a watershed
moment with the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity …

Background The FSP began as a small pilot program in 1961 but had become a national
program by 1974.5 In contrast to the rules for cash welfare receipt under the old AFDC (Aid …

This paper analyzes the effects of Denmark's Start Aid welfare reform that targets refugees.
Implemented in 2002, it enables us to study not only the reform's immediate effects but also …