The Effects of Welfare Benefits on the Duration of Welfare Spells: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Canada.

In this study we evaluate some effects of the reform of the welfare system that took place in the Province of Quebec in August 1989. This reform abolished the discrimination based on age that applied to the benefits single individuals and childless couples below the age of 30 were entittled to.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Fortin, B. ; Fougere, D. ; Lacroix, G.
Subject:	SOCIAL WELFARE \| EXPERIMENTS \| ECONOMIC MODELS

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Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	25 pages
Classification:	C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods ; C41 - Duration Analysis ; I38 - Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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