Date of Award
4-2010
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Patrick Donnay
Abstract
The focus of this research is to find the differences of how each state’s welfare policies have changed since the welfare reform act of 1996, and also how recipients have responded to this change. In my analysis I combined data from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the U.S. Department of Commerce. Preliminary results suggest that states with a higher percentage of recipients on welfare before the reform showed a greater change in number of recipients than states starting with a lower percentage as did states with stronger Democratic leanings, a more unionized work force and higher unemployment.
Recommended Citation
Sollund, Erin, "Welfare Benefits After the 1996 Reform Act: A New Look at the Idea of States as Welfare Magnets" (2010). Political Science Theses and Capstones. 70.
https://pines.bemidjistate.edu/capstone-polisci/70
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