IRP Discussion Papers - 1997

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The Effect of Welfare on Marriage and Fertility: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?

[Abstract] [Full text: 167 KB]
Moffitt, R.A.
DP 1153-97. 1997. 64 pp.

Are Public Housing Projects Good For Kids?

[Abstract] [Full text: 79.5 KB]
Currie, J. and Yelowitz, A.
DP 1152-97. 1997. 37 pp.

Accounting for the Decline in AFDC Caseloads: Welfare Reform or Economic Growth?

[Abstract] [Full text: 132.5 KB]
Ziliak, J.P., Figlio, D.N., Davis, E.E., and Connolly, L.S.
DP 1151-97. 1997. 42 pp.

Perceived Fairness and Compliance with Child Support Obligations

[Abstract] [Full text: 102.5 KB]
Lin, I.
DP 1150-97. 1997. 33 pp.

The Impact of Recent Welfare Reforms on Labor Supply Behavior in New Zealand

[Abstract] [Full text: 160.5 KB]
Maloney, T.
DP 1149-97. 1997. 37 pp.

Credit Cards and the Poor

[Abstract] [Full text: 47.5 KB]
Bird, E.J., Hagstrom, P.A., and Wild, R.
DP 1148-97. 1997. 26 pp.

Has 'Welfare Dependency' Increased?

[Abstract] [Full text: 111 KB]
Gottschalk, P.
DP 1147-97. 1997. 76 pp.

Taxes and Transfers: A New Look at the Marriage Penalty

[Abstract] [Full text: 109.5 KB]
Dickert-Conlin, S. and Houser, S.
DP 1146-97. 1997. 52 pp.
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How Does Adolescent Fertility Affect the Human Capital and Wages of Young Women?

[Abstract] [Full text: 129.5 KB]
Klepinger, D., Lundberg, S., and Plotnick, R.
DP 1145-97. 1997. 38 pp.

Using Siblings to Investigate the Effects of Family Structure on Educational Attainment

[Abstract] [Full text: 88.5 KB]
Sandefur, G.D. and Wells, T.
DP 1144-97. 1997. 40 pp.

The Changing Economic Status of Disabled Women, 1982-1991: Trends and Their Determinants

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Haveman, R., Holden, K., Wolfe, B., Smith, P., and Wilson, K.
DP 1143-97. 1997. 42 pp.

School Finance Reforms, Tax Limits, and Student Performance: Do Reforms Level Up or Dumb Down?

[Abstract] [Full text: 77.5 KB]
Downes, T.A. and Figlio, D.N.
DP 1142-97. 1997. 40 pp.

School Choice and Student Performance: Are Private Schools Really Better?

[Abstract] [Full text: 113.5 KB]
Figlio, D.N. and Stone, J.A.
DP 1141-97. 1997. 45 pp.

Family Structure, Substitute Care, and Educational Achievement

[Abstract] [Full text: 51.5 KB]
Prosser, W.R.
DP 1140-97. 1997. 23 pp.

Tax Rates and Work Incentives in the Social Security Disability Insurance Program: Current Law and Alternative Reforms

[Abstract] [Full text: 211.5 KB]
Hoynes, H.W. and Moffitt, R.
DP 1139-97. 1997. 44 pp.

Earnings of Black and White Youth and Their Relation to Poverty

[Abstract] [Full text: 70 KB]
Gleason, P.M. and Cain, G.G.
DP 1138-97. 1997. 30 pp.

Do Teens Make Rational Choices? The Case of Teen Nonmarital Childbearing

[Abstract] [Full text: 93.5 KB]
Haveman, R., Wolfe, B., Wilson, K., and Peterson, E.
DP 1137-97. 1997. 37 pp.

Public Policy and Health Care Choices of the Elderly: Evidence from the Medicare Buy-In Program

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Yelowitz, A.S.
DP 1136-97. 1997. 47 pp.

Public Health Insurance and Private Savings

[Abstract] [Full text: 237.5 KB]
Gruber, J. and Yelowitz, A.
DP 1135-97. 1997. 46 pp.

Special Education and School Achievement: An Explanatory Analysis

[Abstract] [Full text: 228 KB]
Reynolds, A. and Wolfe, B.
DP 1134-97. 1997. 34 pp.

Physical Custody in Wisconsin Divorce Cases, 1980-1992

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Brown, P., Melli, M., and Cancian, M.
DP 1133-97. 1997. 52 pp.

Shifts in U.S. Relative Wages: The Role of Trade, Technology, and Factor Endowments

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Baldwin, R.E. and Cain, G.G.
DP 1132-97. 1997. 71 pp.

Uninsured Spells of the Poor: Prevalence and Duration

[Abstract] [Full text: 93 KB]
McBride, T.D.
DP 1131-97. 1997. 35 pp.

Patterns of Child Support Compliance in Wisconsin

[Abstract] [Full text: 54 KB]
Meyer, D.R. and Bartfeld, J.
DP 1130-97. 1997. 21 pp.

Duration of Public Assistance Receipt: Is Welfare a Trap?

[Abstract] [Full text: 129 KB]
Sandefur, G. and Cook, S.
DP 1129-97. 1997. 34 pp.

Welfare Reform and the Labor Market: Earnings Potential and Welfare Benefits in California, 1972-1994

[Abstract] [Full text: 103 KB]
Brady, P. and Wiseman, M.
DP 1128-97. 1997. 34 pp.

An Empirical Analysis of Income Dynamics among Men in the PSID: 1968-1989

[Abstract] [Full text: 365 KB]
Geweke, J. and Keane, M.
DP 1127-97. 1997. 88 pp.
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The Chicago Child-Parent Centers: A Longitudinal Study of Extended Early Childhood Intervention

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Reynolds, A. J.
DP 1126-97. 1997. 41 pp.
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Family Structure, Early Sexual Behavior, and Premarital Births

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Wu, L. L. , Cherlin, A. J., and Bumpass, L. L.
DP 1125-97. 1997. 35 pp.
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Decreasing Opportunities for Low-Wage Workers: The Role of the Nondiscrimination Law for Employer-Provided Health Insurance

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Wolaver, A. M., McBride, T. D., and Wolfe, B. L.
DP 1124-97. 1997. 61 pp.

Shifting Family Definitions: The Effect of Cohabitation and Other Nonfamily Household Relationships on Measures of Poverty

[Abstract] [Full text: 63.5 KB]
Bauman, K.
DP 1123-97. 1997. 26 pp.

Customer Discrimination and Employment Outcomes for Minority Workers

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Holzer, H. J. and Ihlanfeldt, K. R.
DP 1122-97. 1997. 41 pp.

Correlates of Poverty and Participation in Food Assistance Programs among Hispanic Elders in Massachusetts

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Falcón, L. M., Tucker, K., and Bermudez, O.
DP 1121-97. 1997. 48 pp.

Nutritional Consequences of Food Insecurity in a Rural New York State County

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Frongillo, E. A. Jr., Olson, C. M., Rauschenbach, B. S, and Kendall, A.
DP 1120-97. 1997. 21 pp.

Why do small establishments hire fewer blacks than large ones?

[Abstract] [Full text: 63 KB]
Holzer, H. J.
DP 1119-97. 1997. 22 pp.

Will Extending Medicaid to Two-Parent Families Encourage Marriage?

[Abstract] [Full text: 132 KB]
Yelowitz, A. S.
DP 1118-97. 1997. 45 pp.

The Effect of the 1981 Welfare Reforms on AFDC Participation and Labor Supply

[Abstract] [Full text: 372 KB]
Smith, P. A.
DP 1117-97. 1997. 50 pp.