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The Dynamics of Receipt of Aid to Families with Dependent Children among Teenage Parents in Inner Cities

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  • Philip Gleason
  • Anu Rangarajan
  • Peter Schochet

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This study examines the dynamics of AFDC receipt among 2,325 teenage mothers living in three inner-city areas who began receiving AFDC for the first time. We find that inner-city teenage mothers have longer welfare spells and higher recidivism rates than other groups of women receiving welfare. We find, however, that the factors affecting the length of their welfare spells and their reentry rates are similar to those of broader groups of welfare recipients. Teenage mothers with higher skill levels are more likely to exit welfare via work and are less likely to return to welfare.

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  • Philip Gleason & Anu Rangarajan & Peter Schochet, 1998. "The Dynamics of Receipt of Aid to Families with Dependent Children among Teenage Parents in Inner Cities," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 33(4), pages 988-1002.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:33:y:1998:i:4:p:988-1002
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    1. David C. Ribar, 2005. "Transitions from Welfare and the Employment Prospects of Low‐Skill Workers," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 71(3), pages 514-533, January.
    2. Donald Bruce & Karie Barbour & Angela Thacker, 2004. "Welfare Program Reentry among Postreform Leavers," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 70(4), pages 816-836, April.
    3. Chien-Chung Huang & James Kunz & Irwin Garfinkel, 2002. "The effect of child support on welfare exits and re-entries," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 21(4), pages 557-576.

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