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Neighborhood effects and housing vouchers

Davis, Morris A.; Gregory, Jesse; Hartley, Daniel A.; … - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 12 (2021) 4, pp. 1307-1346

model with estimates of how locations affect adult earnings of children to understand how a voucher policy that restricts … neighborhoods in which voucher-recipients may live affects both the location decisions of households and the adult earnings of … aggregate adult earnings of children of households offered these vouchers. …

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Purpose vs. Power : Parens Patriae and Agency Self-Interest

Hatcher, Daniel L. - 2012

The purpose of human service agencies to serve vulnerable populations such as abused and neglected children derives from the common law doctrine of parens patriae, embodying the inherent role of the state as parent of the country. However, along with this foundational purpose, the parens patriae...

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Chapter 5 The Economic Theory of Gift-Giving: Perfect Substitutability of Transfers and Redistribution of Wealth

Mercier Ythier, Jean - In: Handbook of the economics of giving, altruism and …, (pp. 227-369). 2006

This chapter reviews the theory of the voluntary public and private redistribution of wealth elaborated by economic analysis in the last forty years or so. The central object of the theory is altruistic gift-giving, construed as benevolent voluntary redistribution of income or wealth. The theory...

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A Theory of Poverty : Legal Immobility

Greene, Sara Sternberg - 2019

The puzzle of why the cycle of poverty persists and upward socioeconomic mobility is so difficult has long captivated scholars and the public alike. Yet with all of the attention that has been paid to poverty, the crucial role of the law, particularly state and local law, in perpetuating poverty...

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Hybrid Retirement Plans : Acceptable Compromises and Long-Term Solutions

Institute, Brandes - 2015

Americans are rapidly losing their pensions — replaced by savings plans disguised as retirement plans.Many sponsors view defined contribution (DC) plans as the best option for retaining some of the features of a pension plan without bearing all of the costs and risks of DB. This paper explores...

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Immigration, partnership dynamics and welfare persistence

Andrén, Daniela; Andrén, Thomas; Kahanec, Martin - 2025

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Welfare Measurement in Labour Supply Models with Nonlinear Budget Constraints

Preston, Ian; Walker, Ian - 1999

This paper is concerned with the measurement of individual welfare in labour supply models which allow for the impact of income taxation and income support schemes on labour supply decisions. The paper is motivated by the concern over the need to have measures which can be interpreted easily,...

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Immigration, partnership dynamics and welfare persistence

Andrén, Daniela; Andrén, Thomas; Kahanec, Martin - 2025

When economic crises destabilize labor markets, they offer unique opportunities to explore welfare dynamics and the interplay between partnership formation and social assistance. Using data from Sweden's 1990s economic crisis, characterized by high unemployment, expanding budget deficit, and a...

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Chapter 60 Evaluating Social Programs with Endogenous Program Placement and Selection of the Treated

Todd, Petra E. - In: Handbook of development economics : volume 4, (pp. 3847-3894). 2007

discussed: traditional regression methods, matching, control function methods, instrumental variable and local instrumental …

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Can Basic Entrepreneurship Transform the Economic Lives of the Poor?

Bandiera, Oriana - 2014

strengthens after assistance is withdrawn, leads to a 38% increase in earnings. Inculcating basic entrepreneurship, where severely …

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