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Welfare Generosity, Pregnancies and Abortions among Unmarried AFDC Recipients

Even before the 1996 overhaul of the U.S. welfare system, a number of states had ended the practice of paying extra benefits to families who have additional children while receiving welfare. Proponents believe that this reform can reduce births to recipients, however many worry that it may encourage...

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Volume: 13
Main Author: Laura M. Argys
Susan L. Averett
Daniel I. Rees
Format: Journal Article
Language: English
Place of publication: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer International 01.12.2000
Springer-Verlag
SPRINGER-VERLAG
published in: Journal of population economics Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 569 - 594
Data of publication: 20001201
ISSN: 0933-1433
1432-1475
EISSN: 1432-1475
Discipline: Economics
Subjects:
Pregnancy
Public assistance programs
Statistical significance
Funding
Child welfare
Children
Medicaid
Abortion
Unearned income
Childbirth
Welfare, abortion, fertility
JEL classification: I38, J13
Economics
Business & Economics
Social Sciences
Demography
IMPACT
DEMAND
DECISIONS
abortion
CHILDBEARING
NEW-YORK-CITY
fertility
RESTRICTIONS
welfare
BENEFITS
UNITED-STATES WOMEN
BIRTHS
Online Access: Fulltext
Database: Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2000
Social Sciences Citation Index
Web of Knowledge
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