Who Needs a Ring? The 1996 Welfare Reform’s “Independence Effect”

The Journal of Human Resources is a leading journal in empirical microeconomics, with a focus on policy-relevant research.

In 1996 federal welfare reform replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, the oldest welfare program for

Measuring the Effects of Welfare Time Limits

Study finds welfare time limits induce single moms to reduce benefit use as they dwindle—to “bank” them for future emergencies.