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An Empirical Analysis of Joint Decisions on Labor Supply and Welfare Participation
CARD Working Papers
  • Gi Choon Kang, Cheju National University
  • Sonya Kostova Huffman, Iowa State University
  • Helen H. Jensen, Iowa State University
Publication Date
5-1-2004
Series Number
04-WP 361
Abstract

Economic and welfare program factors affect the well-being of low-income families and their labor supply decisions. This study uses data from the U.S. Survey of Income and Program Participation. A nested logit model is estimated to explain the joint decisions to participate in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the labor market for the population of families potentially eligible for TANF. The empirical findings indicate that higher wages increase labor and decrease welfare program participation; an increase in nonlabor income decreases both labor market and welfare participation.

Publication Information

This working paper was published as Kang, Gi Choon, Sonya Kostova Huffman and Helen H. Jensen, "An empirical analysis of joint decisions on labor supply and welfare participation," Applied Economics Letters 11 (2004): 869–872, doi:10.1080/1350485042000269885.

Citation Information
Gi Choon Kang, Sonya Kostova Huffman and Helen H. Jensen. "An Empirical Analysis of Joint Decisions on Labor Supply and Welfare Participation" (2004)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sonya-huffman/6/