The intertemporal labor force participation of married women is analyzed using a dynamic search framework. Maximum simulated likelihood (MSL) estimation is used to estimate dynamic Probit models, and the sensitivity to alternative assumptions examined using Linear Probability models....

In the Self Sufficiency Project (SSP) welfare demonstration, members of a randomly assigned treatment group could receive a subsidy for full-time work. The subsidy was available for 3 years, but only to people who began working full time within 12 months of random assignment. A simple optimizing...