2020 Joint ASLO‐SFS Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin

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Wisconsin - Madison IRP Discussion Papers

This paper examines implications drawn from labor supply literature for the design of a transfer program for female-headed families when the youngest child turns six years old. It is found that if the average level of support to households remains cons tant, a "safety-net" view of the system would lead to raising the tax rate dramatically while only moderately increasing the guarantee. In contr...

Wisconsin - Madison IRP Discussion Papers

This paper reviews the scholarship, primarily but not exclusively historical, concerning women and the U.S. welfare state, scholarship that considers both the impact of welfare programs on the gender system and the contributions of women's activism in the creation of welfare programs. A brief review of the traditional historical scholarship on U.S. welfare suggests the limitations that result f...

Retarded School Children in Madison, Wisconsin

It is usually conceded by educators that when a child is three years behind his grade without good reason, there is something seriously wrong. It is obvious, however, that there are many children several years behind their grades with good reason and who are not in the least dull and backward. There are doubtless people in this country with brilliant minds who cannot pass the second grade, beca...

Wisconsin - Madison c ' IRP Discussion Papers

This paper surveys recent research findings concerning th& size and importance of labor-supply changes resulting from U.S. income taxes and transfers. Our review of the literature of recent years leads us to conclude that the aggregate amount of work reduction that is attributable to taxes and transfers is relatively modest. Moreover, this reduction may be partly offset by the beneficial effect...