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Welfare Reform in California: Early Results from the Impact Analysis, Executive Summary
Jan 1, 2003
Welfare Reform in California
Early Results from the Impact Analysis
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This report presents early results on the impact of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program on work activity participation rates of welfare recipients, welfare caseloads, and outcomes for welfare leavers. It describes outcomes under CalWORKs through approximately the summer of 2000 and begins the process of explaining the observed variation in outcomes through time, between California and other states, and among California's counties. Analyses of national data (administrative data on caseloads and national survey data on household income) and statewide data (on caseloads, employment, and earnings) show almost uniform improvement in outcomes in California since the implementation of CalWORKs. While the CalWORKs reforms appear to have been responsible for some of that improvement, the robust economy and other policy changes were probably also important. The rest of the nation has experienced similar improvements in outcomes.
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Table of Contents
Summary PDF
Preface
All Prefatory Materials PDF
Section 1
Introduction PDF
Section 2
Program Participation PDF
Section 3
The Caseload PDF
Section 4
Outcomes for Leavers PDF
Section 5
Conclusions and Next Steps PDF
Appendix A
Overview of Factors That Might Affect Outcome PDF
Appendix B
Data Sources PDF
Appendix C
Analytic Methods PDF
Appendix D
Results of the Policy PDF
Appendix E
Caseload Decline by California Region and County PDF
Supplemental
All Supplementary Materials PDF
The research described in this report was performed by the RAND Statewide CalWORKs Evaluation within the RAND Labor and Population Program.
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