The dynamic effects of an earnings subsidy for long-term welfare recipients: Evidence from the self sufficiency project applicant experiment

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-20

  Card, David ^a   Hyslop, Dean R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Program evaluation; Self Sufficiency Project; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS; CONTROL GROUPS; DYNAMIC EFFECTS; ECONOMETRIC MODEL; FIRST YEAR; LOCK-IN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF SUFFICIENCY PROJECT; TREATMENT GROUP; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 70349149022     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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