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The Evaluation of Welfare Reform in Iowa: Final Impact Report

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  • Thomas M. Fraker
  • Christine M. Ross
  • Rita A. Stapulonis
  • Robert B. Olsen
  • Martha D. Kovac
  • M. Robin Dion
  • Anu Rangarajan

Abstract

Welfare reform in Iowa succeeded in getting welfare recipients into training and then into jobs. However, the reforms did not always succeed in raising family income and may have reduced it for some families.

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  • Thomas M. Fraker & Christine M. Ross & Rita A. Stapulonis & Robert B. Olsen & Martha D. Kovac & M. Robin Dion & Anu Rangarajan, "undated". "The Evaluation of Welfare Reform in Iowa: Final Impact Report," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 141009950a384270bd20bf714, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    1. Marianne Bitler & Hilary W. Hoynes, 2006. "Welfare Reform and Indirect Impacts on Health," NBER Working Papers 12642, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Gustavo J. Bobonis, 2011. "The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Marriage and Divorce," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 59(2), pages 281-312.

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