 Do State‐Customized TANF Work Policies Actually Reduce Unemployment?Na Yeon Kim and Frances Stokes Berry Social Science Quarterly, 2019, vol. 100, issue 3, 911-922 Abstract: Objectives This study seeks to test the impact of states’ worker supplement programs on the unemployment rates of low‐income females. Worker supplement programs were implemented to cover more needy people and to meet tougher work requirements in response to the enactment of Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Methods We utilize a difference‐in‐differences method using panel data for 50 states over a nine‐year period (2005–2013). Results Our empirical analysis shows that states implementing worker supplement programs achieve lower unemployment among low‐income females compared with states that did not implement the programs. We also find that states with higher total taxable resources per capita have a negative association with unemployment rates of low‐income females, while a longer duration of a state's unemployment insurance program is positively related to the unemployment status of low‐income females. Conclusions States can effectively reduce the unemployment of low‐income females by reallocating Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and/or Maintenance of Effort funds and investing in worker supplement programs. Date: 2019 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:socsci:v:100:y:2019:i:3:p:911-922 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Social Science Quarterly is currently edited by Robert L. Lineberry More articles in Social Science Quarterly from Southwestern Social Science Association |
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