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Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the…
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.
Chapter 1: Front matter, Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States
Chapter 2: Introduction to "Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States"
Author(s): Robert A. Moffitt (p. 1-14)
Chapter 3: Medicaid
Author(s): Jonathan Gruber (p. 15-78)
Author(s): Mary Daly & Richard V. Burkhauser (p. 79-140)
Chapter 5: The Earned Income Tax Credit
Author(s): V. Joseph Hotz (p. 141-198)
Chapter 6: U.S. Food and Nutrition Programs
Author(s): Janet Currie (p. 199-290)
Chapter 7: The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
Author(s): Robert A. Moffitt (p. 291-364)
Chapter 8: Housing Programs for Low-Income Households
Author(s): Edgar O. Olsen (p. 365-442)
Chapter 9: Child Care Subsidy Programs
Author(s): David Blau (p. 443-516)
Chapter 10: Employment and Training Programs
Author(s): Robert J. LaLonde (p. 517-586)
Chapter 11: Child Support: Interactions between Private and Public Transfers
Author(s): Robert I. Lerman & Elaine Sorenson (p. 587-628)