The Impact of Local Labor Market Conditions on Work and Welfare Decisions: Revisiting an Old Question Using New Data

Using Maryland administrative data between 1996 and 2005, this paper examines the impact of local labor market conditions on work and welfare use among single mothers. Our estimates rely on the new Census Bureau Quarterly Workforce Indicators database, which provides county-level economic indicators...

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Volume:	29
Main Author:	Chris M. Herbst David W. Stevens
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	DORDRECHT Springer 01.08.2010 SPRINGER
published in:	Population research and policy review Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 453 - 479
Data of publication:	20100801
ISSN:	0167-5923 1573-7829
EISSN:	1573-7829
Discipline:	Economics Statistics
Series:	Population Research and Policy Review
Subjects:	Public assistance programs Retail trade Unemployment rates Employment Local labor markets Labor markets Economic conditions New employees Market conditions Welfare reform Social Sciences Demography Employment decisions; Local labor market conditions; Multinomial logit models; Welfare reform African Americans Statistics Unemployment SPELLS TIME LIMITS FEMALE HEADSHIP PUBLIC-POLICY REFORM Employment decisions Local labor market conditions ECONOMIC-CONDITIONS SINGLE MOTHERS INCOME TRANSITIONS Multinomial logit models Welfare reform PARTICIPATION
Online Access:	Fulltext
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