Kaestner, Robert; Kaushal, Neeraj; Van Ryzin, Gregg G. - 2022
In this paper, we investigate whether or not recent state and federal changes in welfare policy -- the imposition of … -- affect the migration of low-educated unmarried women. Estimates of welfare's effect on migration reveal that welfare policy … associated with greater migration among low-educated unmarried women. Welfare reform has motivated low-educated women to move …