IRP Discussion Papers - 2005

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Examining the Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on the Labor Market Participation of Families on Welfare

[Abstract] [Full text: 535 KB]
Hotz, V. J., Mullin, C. H., and Scholz, J. K.
DP 1313-05. 2005. 58 pp.

Report on a Meta-Analysis of Welfare-to-Work Programs

[Abstract] [Full text: 528 KB]
Greenberg, D., Cebulla, A., and Bouchet, S.
DP 1312-05. 2005. 141 pp.

Does Head Start Improve Children's Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design

[Abstract] [Full text: 908 KB]
Ludwig, J. and Miller, D. L.
DP 1311-05. 2005. 69 pp.

Can Administrative Data on Child Support Be Used to Improve the EITC? Evidence from Wisconsin

[Abstract] [Full text: 305 KB]
Hotz, V. J. and Scholz, J. K.
DP 1310-05. 2005. 28 pp.

A Critical Review of Rural Poverty Literature: Is There Truly a Rural Effect?

[Abstract] [Full text: 587 KB]
Weber, B., Jensen, L., Miller, K., Mosley, J., and Fisher, M.
DP 1309-05. 2005. 47 pp.

Mexican Immigration and Self-Selection: New Evidence from the 2000 Mexican Census

[Abstract] [Full text: 521 KB]
Ibarraran, P. and Lubotsky, D.
DP 1308-05. 2005. 40 pp.

Can We Improve Job Retention and Advancement among Low-Income Working Parents?

[Abstract] [Full text: 334 KB]
Holzer, H. J. and Martinson, K.
DP 1307-05. 2005. 36 pp.

Welfare-Induced Migration at State Borders: New Evidence from Micro-Data

[Abstract] [Full text: 519 KB]
McKinnish, T.
DP 1306-05. 2005. 43 pp.

The Impact of Family Income on Child Achievement

[Abstract] [Full text: 774 KB]
Dahl, G. and Lochner, L.
DP 1305-05. 2005. 54 pp.

Job Sprawl, Spatial Mismatch, and Black Employment Disadvantage

[Abstract] [Full text: 584 KB]
Stoll, M. A.
DP 1304-05. 2005. 39 pp.

The Effects of an Employer Subsidy on Employment Outcomes: A Study of the Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits

[Abstract] [Full text: 624 KB]
Hamersma, S.
DP 1303-05. 2005. 59 pp.

Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment

[Abstract] [Full text: 227 KB]
Brown, P. R., Cook, S. T., and Wimer, L.
DP 1302-05. 2005. 62 pp.

The Changing Association between Prenatal Participation in WIC and Birth Outcomes in New York City

[Abstract] [Full text: 526 KB]
Joyce, T., Gibson, D., and Colman, S.
DP 1301-05. 2005. 36 pp.

Multiple-Partner Fertility: Incidence and Implications for Child Support Policy

[Abstract] [Full text: 348 KB]
Meyer, D. R., Cancian, M., and Cook, S.
DP 1300-05. 2005. 31 pp.

Macroeconomic Performance and Poverty in the 1980s and 1990s: A State-Level Analysis

[Abstract] [Full text: 660 KB]
Iceland, J., Kenworthy, L., and Scopilliti, M.
DP 1299-05. 2005. 40 pp.

Child Support in the United States: An Uncertain and Irregular Income Source?

[Abstract] [Full text: 329 KB]
Cancian, M. and Meyer, D. R.
DP 1298-05. 2005. 22 pp.

Knowledge of Child Support Policy Rules: How Little We Know

[Abstract] [Full text: 207 KB]
Cancian, M., Meyer, D. R., and Nam, K.
DP 1297-05. 2005. 24 pp.

An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of the Rise in the Prevalence of the U.S. Population Overweight and/or Obese

[Abstract] [Full text: 632 KB]
Cook, A. and Daponte, B.O.
DP 1296-05. 2005. 40 pp.

The Effects of Welfare-to-Work Program Activities on Labor Market Outcomes

[Abstract] [Full text: 152 KB]
Dyke, A., Heinrich, C. J., Mueser, P. R., and Troske, K. R.
DP 1295-05. 2005. 45 pp.

Taking a Couples Rather than an Individual Approach to Employment Assistance

[Abstract] [Full text: 170 KB]
Gordon, R. A. and Heinrich, C. J.
DP 1294-05. 2005. 38 pp.

A Cautionary Tale: Using Propensity Scores To Estimate the Effect of Food Stamps on Food Insecurity

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Gibson-Davis, C. M. and Foster, E. M.
DP 1293-05. 2005. 40 pp.

The Political Roots of Disability Claims: How State Environments and Policies Shape Citizen Demands

[Abstract] [Full text: 214 KB]
Soss, J. and Keiser, L. R.
DP 1292-05. 2005. 43 pp.