Abstract
Family size is an important determinant of family well-being, and it is a good predictor of poverty. This study examines effects of waiving the 100-hour rule, by family size, and distinguishes between the "work-incentive effects" and the "eligibility effects" of the waiver. The 100-hour rule limits eligibility to aid to two-parent families in which the principal earner is unemployed or underemployed (works fewer than 100 hours per month). The study uses data from the Link-Up randomized experiment, conducted in California's Central Valley, from 1992 to 1994. The findings show that the eligibility effect of the waiver does not differ by family size, but the work-incentive effect does.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 507-529 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Evaluation Review |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2005 |
Keywords
- Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
- Poverty
- Welfare
- Welfare-to-work
- Work incentives
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- General Social Sciences