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An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States

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  • Yonatan Ben-Shalom
  • Robert A. Moffitt
  • John Karl Scholz

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This paper assesses the effectiveness of means-tested and social insurance programs in the United States. The U.S. benefit system has a major impact on poverty rates, reducing the percentage of the poor in 2004 from 29 to 13.5 percent.

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  • Yonatan Ben-Shalom & Robert A. Moffitt & John Karl Scholz, "undated". "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States," Mathematica Policy Research Reports cfc848ed6ab647bcb38ab47bb, Mathematica Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:mpr:mprres:cfc848ed6ab647bcb38ab47bb1e2a895
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    Keywords

    Social Insurance Programs ; Anti-Poverty ; Disability ; Elderly;
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    JEL classification:

    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

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