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The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months: Effects of a Financial Work Incentive on Employment and Income.
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Michalopoulos, Charles; Card, David; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Harknett, Kristen; Robins, Philip K. – 2000
This report previews the Self-Sufficiency Project's (SSP's) longer-term effects by looking at these four related issues: wage progression, job retention, marital status, and attitudes toward work. A companion report, available separately, examines SSP's effects on children. Chapter 1 discusses the SSP research and demonstration project that…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Developed Nations, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
SSP Plus at 36 Months: Effects of Adding Employment Services to Financial Work Incentives.
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Lei, Ying; Michalopoulos, Charles – 2001
A study examined effects of the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) Plus program. A small group of long-term income assistance (IA) recipients in New Brunswick was offered an earnings supplement and employment services (SSP Plus); a second group was offered the regular SSP earnings supplement only; and a third group was offered neither supplement nor…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Planning, Demonstration Programs, Developed Nations
The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months: Effects on Children of a Program That Increased Parental Employment and Income.
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Morris, Pamela; Michalopoulos, Charles – 2000
This report examines effects of the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) for three age groups of children (younger cohort aged 3-5, middle cohort aged 6-11, and older cohort aged 12-18) at the 36-month interview. A companion report on effects of the SSP on adults is available separately. Chapter 1 describes the SSP incentive, project design, and SSP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, After School Programs, Behavior