IRP Discussion Papers - 1998

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The State of the Economy and the Problem of Poverty: Implications for the Success or Failure of Welfare Reform

[Abstract] [Full text: 200.5 KB]
Cain, G.G.
DP 1183-98. 1998. 44 pp.

Child Support and the Postdivorce Economic Well-Being of Mothers, Fathers, and Children

[Abstract] [Full text: 72 KB]
Bartfeld, J.
DP 1182-98. 1998. 37 pp.

Immigration Reform and the Earnings of Latino Workers: Do Employer Sanctions Cause Discrimination?

[Abstract] [Full text: 119 KB]
Bansak, C. and Raphael, S.
DP 1181-98. 1998. 36 pp.

Can Early Intervention Prevent High School Dropout? Evidence from the Chicago Child-Parent Centers

[Abstract] [Full text: 52 KB]
Temple, J.A., Reynolds, A.J., and Miedel, W.T.
DP 1180-98. 1998. 26 pp.

Evaluating Medicaid Managed Care through a Public-Private Partnership

[Abstract] [Full text: 48 KB]
Riportella-Muller, R.
DP 1179-98. 1998. 21 pp.

Consumer Perspectives on Medicaid Managed Care: Comparing Rural and Urban Enrollees

[Abstract] [Full text: 75.5 KB]
Riportella-Muller, R.
DP 1178-98. 1998. 34 pp.

Will Employers Hire Welfare Recipients? Recent Survey Evidence from Michigan

[Abstract] [Full text: 74.5 KB]
Holzer, H.J.
DP 1177-98. 1998. 42 pp.

Food Insecurity/Food Insufficiency: An Empirical Examination of Alternative Measures of Food Problems in Impoverished U.S. Households

[Abstract] [Full text: 132.5 KB]
Scott, R.I. and Wehler, C.A.
DP 1176-98. 1998. 65 pp.

Selection of a Joint-and-Survivor Pension

[Abstract] [Full text: 29 KB]
Holden, K.C. and Nicholson, S.
DP 1175-98. 1998. 13 pp.

The Effect of Labor Market Changes from the Early 1970s to the Late 1980s on Youth Wage, Earnings, and Household Economic Position

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Haveman, R. and Knight, B.
DP 1174-98. 1998. 37 pp.

Wisconsin's W-2 Program: Welfare as We Might Come to Know It

[Abstract] [Full text: 99.5 KB]
Kaplan, T.
DP 1173-98. 1998. 45 pp.

Migration Patterns and the Growth of High-Poverty Neighborhoods, 1970-1990

[Abstract] [Full text: 109 KB]
Quillian, L.
DP 1172-98. 1998. 49 pp.

The "Inability to Be Self-Reliant" as an Indicator of Poverty: Trends in the United States, 1975-1995

[Abstract] [Full text: 109 KB]
Haveman, R. and Bershadker, A.
DP 1171-98. 1998. 38 pp.

Getting Jobs, Keeping Jobs, and Earning a Living Wage: Can Welfare Reform Work?

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Kalil, A., Corcoran, M.E., Danziger, S.K., Tolman, R., Seefeldt, K.S., Rosen, D., and Nam, Y.
DP 1170-98. 1998. 32 pp.

What Does Affirmative Action Do?

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Holzer, H.J. and Neumark, D.
DP 1169-98. 1998. 63 pp.

Disruptive Events during the High School Years and Educational Attainment

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Bethke, L. and Sandefur, G.
DP 1168-98. 1998. 35 pp.

Grade Retention and School Performance: An Extended Investigation

[Abstract] [Full text: 67.5 KB]
McCoy, A.R. and Reynolds, A.J.
DP 1167-98. 1998. 35 pp.

The Twentieth Century Record of Inequality and Poverty in the United States

[Abstract] [Full text: 151.5 KB]
Plotnick, R.D., Smolensky, E., Evenhouse, E., and Reilly, S.
DP 1166-98. 1998. 67 pp.

Family Change and Early Sexual Initiation

[Abstract] [Full text: 202.5 KB]
Wu, L.L. and Thomson, E.
DP 1165-98. 1998. 38 pp.

The Decline of Welfare in Wisconsin

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Mead, L.M.
DP 1164-98. 1998. 53 pp.

A Monthly Cycle in Food Expenditure and Intake by Participants in the U.S. Food Stamp Program

[Abstract] [Full text: 371 KB]
Wilde, P. and Ranney, C.
DP 1163-98 1998. 44 pp.

Black Applicants, Black Employees, and Urban Labor Market Policy

[Abstract] [Full text: 94 KB]
Holzer, Harry J.
DP 1162-98. 1998. 44 pp.

Do Attitudes and Personality Characteristics Affect Socioeconomic Outcomes? The Case of Welfare Use by Young Women

[Abstract] [Full text: 110.5 KB]
Plotnick, R., Klawitter, M., and Edwards, M.
DP 1161-98. 1998. 58 pp.

Are Suburban Firms More Likely to Discriminate Against African Americans?

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Raphael, S., Stoll, M.A., and Holzer, H.J.
DP 1160-98. 1998. 39 pp.

Welfare to Work in the U.S.: A Model for Other Nations?

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Haveman, R. and Wolfe, B.
DP 1159-98. 1998. 24 pp.

Poverty as a Public Health Issue: Poverty since the Kerner Commission Report of 1968

[Abstract] [Full text: 72.5 KB]
Sandefur, G., Martin, M., and Wells, T.
DP 1158-98. 1998. 34 pp.

Are Jobs Available for Disadvantaged Workers in Urban Areas?

[Abstract] [Full text: 115 KB]
Holzer, H.J. and Danziger, S.
DP 1157-98. 1998. 52 pp.

An Analysis of Sample Attrition in Panel Data: The Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics

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Fitzgerald, J., Gottschalk, P., and Moffitt, R.
DP 1156-98. 1998. 75 pp.

Using a Model to Evaluate the Impact of Managed Care on Medicaid-Eligible Moms and Their Children in a Rural Population

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Riportella-Muller, R.
DP 1155-98. 1998. 18 pp.

Asymmetric Policy Interaction among Subnational Governments: Do States Play Welfare Games?

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Figlio, D.N., Kolpin, V.W., and Reid, W.E.
DP 1154-98. 1998. 33 pp.