Child support and welfare dynamics: evidence from Wisconsin.
This paper provides estimates of the effect of child support on exiting and reentering welfare for a sample of divorced women in Wisconsin. Modest amounts of child support do not have large effects on exiting welfare in this sample. The percentage of women who return to welfare is higher than has been reported previously. Receiving child support significantly decreases the likelihood of returning to welfare.
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Institute for Research on Poverty, School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706.
D000385:Aid to Families with Dependent Children / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004243:Divorce / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D005376:Financial Management / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D014922:Wisconsin