When Is Tinkering with Safety Net Programs Harmful to Beneficiaries?
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- Jeffrey Clemens & Michael Wither, 2024. "When is tinkering with safety net programs harmful to beneficiaries?," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 91(1), pages 213-256, July.
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- H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
- I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-IAS-2021-08-23 (Insurance Economics)
- NEP-ISF-2021-08-23 (Islamic Finance)
- NEP-LMA-2021-08-23 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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