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The Effect of Incremental Benefit Levels on Births to Afdc Recipients
Fairlie, Robert W.; London, Rebecca - 1998
between incremental benefits and fertility for each of our comparison groups which is larger than the positive correlation for … AFDC recipients. This result indicates that a large part of our previously estimated positive effect on the fertility of … positive effect of incremental benefits on the fertility of AFDC recipients …
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Do Family Caps Reduce Out-of-Wedlock Births? Evidence from Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey and Virginia
Dyer, Wendy Tanisha; Fairlie, Robert W. - 2003
Using Current Population Survey (CPS) data from 1989 to 1999, we examine the impact of family cap policies, which deny incremental welfare benefits, on out-of-wedlock birth rates. We use the first five states that were granted waivers from the Department of Health and Human Services to implement...
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The effect of incremental benefit levels on births to AFDC recipients
Fairlie, Robert W. - In: Journal of policy analysis and management : the journal … 16 (1997) 4, pp. 575-597
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Do family caps reduce out-of-wedlock births? : evidence from Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey and Virginia
Dyer, Wendy Tanisha; Fairlie, Robert W. - 2003
Using Current Population Survey (CPS) data from 1989 to 1999, we examine the impact of family cap policies, which deny incremental welfare benefits, on out-of-wedlock birth rates. We use the first five states that were granted waivers from the Department of Health and Human Services to implement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011611259
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Do Family Caps Reduce Out-of-Wedlock Births? Evidence from Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey and Virginia
Dyer, Wendy Tanisha; Fairlie, Robert W. - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2003
Using Current Population Survey (CPS) data from 1989 to 1999, we examine the impact of family cap policies, which deny incremental welfare benefits, on out-of-wedlock birth rates. We use the first five states that were granted waivers from the Department of Health and Human Services to implement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005558476
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The impact of city contracting set-asides on black self-employment and employment
Chatterji, Aaron K.; Chay, Kenneth Y.; Fairlie, Robert W. - 2013
In the 1980s, many U.S. cities initiated programs reserving a proportion of government contracts for minority-owned businesses. The staggered introduction of these set-aside programs is used to estimate their impacts on the self-employment and employment rates of African-American men. Black...
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The impact of city contracting set-asides on black self-employment and employment
Chatterji, Aaron K.; Chay, Kenneth Y.; Fairlie, Robert W. - 2013
In the 1980s, many U.S. cities initiated programs reserving a proportion of government contracts for minority-owned businesses. The staggered introduction of these set-aside programs is used to estimate their impacts on the self-employment and employment rates of African-American men. Black...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293167
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Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom
Fairlie, Robert W.; Krashinsky, Harry A.; … - 2013
Indian immigrants in the United States and other wealthy countries are successful in entrepreneurship. Using Census data from the three largest developed countries receiving Indian immigrants in the world -- the United States, United Kingdom and Canada -- we examine the performance of Indian...
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Immigration and Entrepreneurship
Fairlie, Robert W.; Lofstrom, Magnus - 2013
Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This is reflected in immigration policies and many developed countries have created special visas and entry requirements in an attempt to attract immigrant entrepreneurs. Not...
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Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? : The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital
Fairlie, Robert W.; Robb, Alicia M. - 2004
Four decades ago, Nathan Glazer and Daniel Patrick Moynihan made the argument that the black family "was not strong enough to create those extended clans that elsewhere were most helpful for businessmen and professionals." Using data from the confidential and restricted access Characteristics of...
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