The Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single mother–headed Families 25 Years After Welfare Reform

IF 1.8 3区经济学 Q2 BUSINESS, FINANCE

National Tax Journal Pub Date : 2021-08-01 DOI:10.1086/716242

Jeehoon Han, Bruce D. Meyer, James X. Sullivan

引用次数: 7

Abstract

We investigate how material well-being has changed over time for single mother–headed families — the primary group affected by welfare reform and other policy changes of the 1990s. We focus on consumption as well as other indicators including components of consumption, measures of housing quality, and health insurance coverage. The results provide strong evidence that the material circumstances of single mothers improved in the decades following welfare reform. The consumption of the most disadvantaged single mother–headed families — those with low consumption or low education — rose noticeably over time and at a faster rate than for those in comparison groups.

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福利改革25年后单亲母亲家庭的消费、收入与幸福感

我们调查了单亲母亲家庭的物质福利是如何随着时间的推移而变化的——单亲母亲家庭是受20世纪90年代福利改革和其他政策变化影响的主要群体。我们重点关注消费以及其他指标，包括消费组成部分、住房质量指标和医疗保险覆盖率。研究结果提供了强有力的证据，证明在福利改革后的几十年里，单身母亲的物质环境得到了改善。处于最不利地位的单亲母亲户主家庭- -消费水平低或受教育程度低的家庭- -的消费随着时间的推移显著增加，而且增长速度比对照组快。

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3.40

自引率

11.80%

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