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Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume I / / Robert A. Moffitt



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Titolo: Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume I / / Robert A. Moffitt Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2016]
©2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (421 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 361.05
Soggetto topico: Economic security - United States
Income maintenance programs - United States
Economic security - United States - Testing
Soggetto non controllato: government policy
poverty
program evaluation
transfer programs
welfare
Persona (resp. second.): MoffittRobert A.
Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2016.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Medicaid Program -- 2. The Earned Income Tax Credit -- 3. US Food and Nutrition Programs -- 4. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index
Sommario/riassunto: Few government programs in the United States are as controversial as those designed to help the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, the size and structure of the American safety net is an issue of constant debate. These two volumes update the earlier Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States with a discussion of the many changes in means-tested government programs and the results of new research over the past decade. While some programs that experienced falling outlays in the years prior to the previous volume have remained at low levels of expenditure, many others have grown, including Medicaid, the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and subsidized housing programs. For each program, the contributors describe its origins and goals, summarize its history and current rules, and discuss recipients' characteristics and the types of benefits they receive. This is an invaluable reference for researchers and policy makers that features detailed analyses of many of the most important transfer programs in the United States.
Titolo autorizzato: Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume I  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-226-37050-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
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Serie: National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.