An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States

Yonatan Ben-Shalom, Robert Moffitt and John Scholz

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Abstract: This paper assesses the effectiveness of means-tested and social insurance programs in the United States. The U.S. benefit system has a major impact on poverty rates, reducing the percentage of the poor in 2004 from 29 to 13.5 percent.

Keywords: Social Insurance Programs; Anti-Poverty; Disability; Elderly (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 65
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Working Paper: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States (2011)
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