Abstract
We investigate the effect of welfare reform on intergenerational welfare participation, using mother-daughter pairs in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. We find that a mother’s Aid to Families with Dependent Children/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (AFDC/TANF) participation increased her daughter’s odds of adult participation in that program by roughly 25 percentage points or more, but that welfare reform attenuated this transmission by at least 50%. However, there is no diminution of transmission after welfare reform when we consider the wider safety net or other outcomes. Daughters who grew up with mothers on AFDC/TANF were no better off after reform, with substitution toward other welfare programs over generations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 523-565 |
Number of pages | 43 |
Journal | Journal of Political Economy |
Volume | 130 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2022 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics