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Peer reviewedGleason, Philip; Rangarajan, Anu; Schochet, Peter – Journal of Human Resources, 1998
A study of 2325 inner-city teenage mothers receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children for the first time found they have longer welfare spells and higher recidivism rates than other groups of female welfare recipients. Those with higher skills are more likely to find work and less likely to return to welfare. (SK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Inner City, Job Skills
Download full textHolzer, Harry J.; Stoll, Michael A.; Wissoker, Douglas – 2001
Data from interviews with 750 employers in Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles were used to analyze the job performance and retention rates of recently hired welfare recipients. The 20-minute interviews focused on employers' subjective ratings of recently hired welfare recipients' job performance and whether employers experienced the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Basic Skills, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
