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Peer reviewedGarfinkel, Irwin – Journal of Human Resources, 1974
The major purpose of this paper is to examine the problems of geralizing from the Graduated Work Incentive experimental setting to the national labor-supply responses that would be generated by a negative income tax that replaced existing welfare programs for families headed by able-bodied males. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Labor Supply, Models, Motivation
Peer reviewedMetcalf, Charles E. – Journal of Human Resources, 1974
Among the many problems in interpreting the results of the experiment is the determination of what can be inferred from a limited duration experiment about the behavioral effects of a negative income tax. This paper examines and interprets experimental data based on the labor supply model. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Labor Supply, Models, Motivation
Peer reviewedRees, Albert – Journal of Human Resources, 1974
A summary of findings is presented of the Graduated Work Incentive Experiment (New Jersey-Pennsylvania "negative income tax" experiment). The experiment studied the effects of payment of substantial amounts of unearned income to poor families on the labor-supply response of such families. (EA)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Labor Supply, Poverty
Peer reviewedWalker, James R. – Journal of Human Resources, 1992
Comparison of in-home child care providers in Newark and Camden, New Jersey, and South Chicago, Illinois, showed that (1) unregulated providers offer more adult-time intensive care than licensed providers; (2) licensed family providers show more commitment to the profession; and (3) family providers offer large discounts on fees covering more than…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Care Occupations, Family Day Care, Fees
Peer reviewedCain, Glen G. – Journal of Human Resources, 1974
The labor-supply or work-effect response of married women with husband present of families eligible for or receiving subsidies such as negative income tax (Graduated Work Incentive Experiment-New Jersey, Pennsylvania) revealed significant disincentive toward labor-force participation for white wives but not for black and Spanish-speaking wives.…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Ethnic Groups, Federal Aid, Labor Supply
Peer reviewedWatts, Harold W.; And Others – Journal of Human Resources, 1974
The labor-supply or work-effort response of male heads of families eligible for or receiving subsidies such as negative income tax (Graduated Work Incentive Experiment-New Jersey, Pennsylvania) revealed no sharp disincentive for male family heads. Any disincentive reflected was concentrated among the poorest stratum. (EA)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Labor Supply, Lower Class
Peer reviewedHollister, Robinson G. – Journal of Human Resources, 1974
The labor-supply or work-effort response of the family unit of families eligible for or receiving subsidies such as negative income tax (Graduated Work Incentive Experiment-New Jersey, Pennsylvania) was analyzed by the measures of earnings and family hours worked. A significant negative differential was found for whites and Spanish-speaking. (EA)
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Family (Sociological Unit), Federal Aid, Labor Supply
