Is Subsidized Employment Cost Effective for Welfare Recipients? Experimental Evidence from Seven State Demonstrations.

Bell, Stephen H.; Orr, Larry L.

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ERIC Number: EJ478747

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Is Subsidized Employment Cost Effective for Welfare Recipients? Experimental Evidence from Seven State Demonstrations.

Bell, Stephen H.; Orr, Larry L.

Journal of Human Resources, v29 n1 p42-61 Win 1994

Subsidized employment had substantial and long-lived effects on earnings and welfare benefits in a study of more than 9,000 welfare recipients 3 years after program entry. Although not always cost effective for taxpayers, subsidized employment had positive net benefits for participants and society. (SK)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs, Job Training, Welfare Recipients

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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