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Filtering by: Advisor Hisnanick, John J Committee Member Wiseman, Michael GW Unit Public Policy & Administration Keyword Low-income single mothers

Labor Force Participation, Income Packaging, and Economic Well-Being Before and After Welfare Reform: Does Prior Paid Work Experience Matter?

Description:

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 eliminated a social safety net for families maintained by single mothers. The aim of this research was to understand how welfare reform affected income packaging and economic well-being among families headed by...

Author:

Giefer, Katherine Gwen

Keyword:

Linked data, Economic well-being, Welfare reform, Low-income single mothers, Low-wage labor market, and Income packaging

GW Unit:

Public Policy & Administration

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Stoker, Robert P and Hisnanick, John J

Committee Member(s):

Balla, Steven, Deitch, Cynthia, and Wiseman, Michael

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation