The 1996 U.S. welfare reform introduced time limits on welfare receipt. We use quasiexperimental evidence and a rich … life cycle model to understand the impact of time limits on different margins of behavior and well-being. We stress the … impact of marital status and marital transitions on mitigating the cost and impact of time limits. Time limits cause women to …

Needy Families (TANF) program within the United States. TANF mandated 60-month lifetime time limits for federal cash … assistance dollars. Because states reserve the right to set their own stricter or more generous time limits, the 60-month … lifetime limit did not bind in all cases. In recent years, however, several states imposed TANF time limits for the first time …

Needy Families (TANF) program within the United States. TANF mandated 60-month lifetime time limits for federal cash … assistance dollars. Because states reserve the right to set their own stricter or more generous time limits, the 60-month … lifetime limit did not bind in all cases. In recent years, however, several states imposed TANF time limits for the first time …

The 1996 PRWORA reform introduced time limits on the receipt of welfare in the United States. We use variation by state …