Changes in living arrangements during the late 1990s: Do welfare policies matter?

Gregory Acs and Sandi Nelson
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Gregory Acs: Urban Institute, Washington, D.C., Postal: Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.
Sandi Nelson: Urban Institute, Washington, D.C., Postal: Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2004, vol. 23, issue 2, 273-290

Abstract: Using data from the 1997 and 1999 National Surveys of America's Families, the authors examine the consequences of state welfare policies and practices on the living arrangements of low-income families with children. Results from a multivariate difference-in-difference-in-differences model suggest that more effective collection of child support and family cap policies are correlated with declines in single parenting and increases in dual parenting. Other policies such as sanctions and special restrictions that apply to two-parent families have no clear, consistent association with living arrangements. © 2004 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1002/pam.20004

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