Empirical Analysis of Joint Decisions on Labor Supply and Welfare Participation (An)

Gi Kang, Sonya Huffman () and Helen Jensen

Staff General Research Papers Archive from Iowa State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Economic and welfare program factors affect the well-being of low-income families and their labor supply decisions. This study uses data from the U.S. Survey of Income and Program Participation. A nested logit model is estimated to explain the joint decisions to participate in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the labor market for the population of families potentially eligible for TANF. The empirical findings indicate that higher wages increase labor and decrease welfare program participation; an increase in nonlabor income decreases both labor market and welfare participation.

Keywords: labor supply; low income; welfare program; welfare reform. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-05-04
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Published in Applied Economics Letters, November 2004, vol. 11, pp. 869-872

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