04708nam 22006734a 450 991078489980332120210603030539.01-281-12590-397866111259050-226-53357-310.7208/9780226533575(CKB)1000000000401214(EBL)408367(OCoLC)476228705(SSID)ssj0000199866(PQKBManifestationID)11180883(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000199866(PQKBWorkID)10196576(PQKB)11582383(StDuBDS)EDZ0000115813(MiAaPQ)EBC408367(DE-B1597)524085(OCoLC)824142086(DE-B1597)9780226533575(Au-PeEL)EBL408367(CaPaEBR)ebr10209946(CaONFJC)MIL112590(EXLCZ)99100000000040121420021114d2003 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrMeans-tested transfer programs in the United States[electronic resource] /edited by Robert A. MoffittChicago University of Chicago Press20031 online resource (655 p.)A National Bureau of Economic Research conference reportPapers presented at a conference sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research and held in Cambridge, Mass. on May 11-12, 2000.0-226-53356-5 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1. Medicaid --2. The Supplemental Security Income Program --3. The Earned Income Tax Credit --4. U.S. Food and Nutrition Programs --5. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program --6. Housing Programs for Low-Income Households --7. Child Care Subsidy Programs --9. Child Support: Interactions between Private and Public Transfers --Contributors --Author Index --Subject IndexFew United States government programs are as controversial as those designed to aid the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, aid to needy families is surrounded by debate-on what benefits should be offered, what forms they should take, and how they should be administered. The past few decades, in fact, have seen this debate lead to broad transformations of aid programs themselves, with Aid to Families with Dependent Children replaced by Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the Earned Income Tax Credit growing from a minor program to one of the most important for low-income families, and Medicaid greatly expanding its eligibility. This volume provides a remarkable overview of how such programs actually work, offering an impressive wealth of information on the nation's nine largest "means-tested" programs-that is, those in which some test of income forms the basis for participation. For each program, contributors describe origins and goals, summarize policy histories and current rules, and discuss the recipient's characteristics as well as the different types of benefits they receive. Each chapter then provides an overview of scholarly research on each program, bringing together the results of the field's most rigorous statistical examinations. The result is a fascinating portrayal of the evolution and current state of means-tested programs, one that charts a number of shifts in emphasis-the decline of cash assistance, for instance, and the increasing emphasis on work. This exemplary portrait of the nation's safety net will be an invaluable reference for anyone interested in American social policy.National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.Income maintenance programsUnited StatesCongressesPublic welfareUnited StatesCongresseseconomics, economy, economical research, united states of america, usa, american society, welfare system, government programs, governing bodies, aid, tax credits, medical assistance, support, low income families, participation, policy history, maintenance program, medicaid, food and nutrition, housing, households, child care, employment, private vs public, statistical examinations, statistics.Income maintenance programsPublic welfare362.5/82Moffitt Robert120908National Bureau of Economic Research.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784899803321Means-tested transfer programs in the United States3752917UNINA