type="main" xml:lang="en" <p>This paper investigates how asset tests for welfare eligibility affect auto ownership, employment, and welfare participation for single mothers without a college degree. We combine longitudinal data from the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation with data on...</p>

In this paper, we assess the impact of the easing of vehicle exemption limits and asset restrictions after the passage of welfare reform legislation on the rates of car-ownership observed among female headed households with children. Prior to the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work...