Who Needs a Ring? The 1996 Welfare Reform’s “Independence Effect”
In 1996 federal welfare reform replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, the oldest welfare program for
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Effective Policy for Reducing Poverty and Inequality? The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Distribution of Income
The United States stands out among industrialized nations as one with high poverty and income inequality. In 2016, the supplemental
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How Can We Extend the Working Lifetime? Compressing Time Spent in School Might Not Be the Answer
In response to demographic change—an aging population means fewer workers—policy makers in many industrialized countries are looking for ways to
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Workers with Unique Competence at Their Workplace Say “I’m Taking a Sick Day” Less Often
In many production processes, there is a high degree of complementarity between employees in different jobs—in other words, workers with
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