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Author:   Janet M. Currie
Publisher:   Harwood-Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Harwood-Academic Publishers
Volume:   v.59.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9783718656240

ISBN 10:   3718656248
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   11 November 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: An Overview of Methods, Measures, and Programs 1. Methods for Evaluating Welfare Programs A: Experiments B: Instrumental Variables, “Natural Experiments”, and Selection Corrections C: Fixed Effects and Random Effects Models D: Summary 2. Measures of Child Well-Being 1A. Measures of Health Status B: Test Scores and Scholastic Achievement C: Long-Run Measures of Social Competence 3D: Other Measures 3. The Programs A: An Overview of Spending on Programs that Benefit Children B: Trends in Caseloads and Expenditures C: Do Welfare Programs Raise Children Out of Poverty? D: Spending on Children Compared to Spending on the Elderly E: Summary Part 2: Evaluation of Individual Programs 4. AFDC A: Effects of AFDC on Young Children B: Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty and Welfare Dependency C: AFDC Effects on Teen Pregnancy and Child Bearing D: Summary 5. Medicaid A: Insurance Coverage and the Utilization of Care B: The Link Between Utilization of Medical Care and Child Health C: Summary 6. The Food Stamp Program A: Effects on Nutrition B: Effects on Food Expenditures C: Summary 7. WIC and School Nutrition Programs A: WIC B: School Nutrition Programs C: Other Child Nutrition Programs D: Summary 8. Head Start A: Short-Term Effects of Head Start B: Longer-Term Effects of Head Start C: Discussion D: Summary 9. Housing Assistance A: Adequate Housing for All? B: The Effects of Neighborhoods C: The Role of Housing Assistance Programs: The Construction of Public Housing Vs. Vouchers D: Summary 10. The Earned Income Tax Credit A: Parallels Between the EITC and the NIT B: Effects of the NIT C: Summary

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Janet M. Currie University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Finis Welch Texas A&M University, Texas, USA

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