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Consequences of Welfare Reform: A Research Synthesis

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Title Page

Preface

List of Figures

List of Tables

Summary

Acknowledgements

Acroynms

Chapter One: INTRODUCTION

1.1. Background

1.2. Objective and Approach
1.3. Organization of this Document

Chapter Two: CONTEXT FOR UNDERSTANDING FEDERAL AND STATE WELFARE POLICY REFORMS

2.1. A Brief History of Federal Welfare Policy

2.2. Key Policy Reforms under Waivers and TANF

Chapter Three: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES

3.1. Methods of Causal Inference in Individual Studies

3.2. Measuring the Policy Environment
3.3. Data Sources for Welfare Outcomes
3.4. Summary of Studies Included in the Synthesis
3.5. Assessing Results from Multiple Studies

Chapter Four: THE CASELOAD AND WELFARE USE

4.1. Background

4.2. Random Assignment Studies of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Welfare Use
4.3. Econometric Studies of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Welfare Use
4.4. Evaluating the Effects of Welfare Reform on Welfare Use
4.5. Conclusions

Chapter Five: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

5.1. Background

5.2. Random Assignment Studies of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Employment and Earnings
5.3. Econometric Studies of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Employment and Earnings
5.4. Evaluating the Effects of Welfare Reform on Employment and Earnings
5.5. Conclusions

Chapter Six: USE OF OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

6.1. Background

6.2. Random Assignment and Econometric Studies of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Use of Other Government Programs
6.3. Evaluating the Effects of Welfare Reform on Use of Other Government Programs
6.4. Conclusions

Chapter Seven: FAMILY STRUCTURE

7.1. Background

7.2. Random Assignment Studies of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Family Structure
7.3. Econometric Analyses of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Family Structure
7.4. Evaluating the Effects of Welfare Reform on Family Structure
7.5. Conclusions

Chapter Eight: INCOME AND POVERTY

8.1. Background

8.2. Random Assignment Studies of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Income, Income Sources, and Poverty
8.3. Econometric Studies of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Income and Poverty
8.4. Evaluating the Effects of Welfare Reform on Income, Income Sources, and Poverty
8.5. Conclusions

Chapter Nine: OTHER MEASURES OF WELL-BEING

9.1. Background

9.2. Random Assignment Studies of the Effect of Welfare Reform on Other Measures of Well-being
9.3. Evaluating the Effects of Welfare Reform on Other Measures of Well-being
9.4. Conclusions

Chapter Ten: CHILD OUTCOMES

10.1. Background

10.2. Random Assignment Studies of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Child Well-being
10.3. Econometric Studies of the Effects of Welfare Reform on Child Well-being
10.4. Evaluating the Effects of Welfare Reform on Child Well-being
10.5. Conclusions

Chapter Eleven: CONCLUSION

11.1. Synthesizing the Literature Across All Outcomes and All Policies

11.2. Strengths and Limitations of the Existing Knowledge Base
11.3. An Agenda for Further Research

Appendix

A. EFFECTS OF WELFARE REFORM FOR SUBGROUPS

B. METHODOLOGY FOR CHAPTER ELEVEN SYNTHESIS

Bibliography

 

 

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