What Has Welfare Reform Accomplished?

Impacts on Welfare Participation, Employment, Income, Poverty, and Family Structure

Robert F. Schoeni, Rebecca Blank

Published 2000

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of welfare reforms in the 1990s, investigating the effects of state-specific waivers in the early part of the decade and the 1996 federal reform legislation. The study analyzes a wide array of indicators.

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  • Year: 2000
  • Paperback Pages: 48
  • Document Number: DRU-2268

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Schoeni, Robert F. and Rebecca Blank, What Has Welfare Reform Accomplished? : Impacts on Welfare Participation, Employment, Income, Poverty, and Family Structure. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2000. https://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU2268.html.
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