Entry and Exit Transitions in a Government Transfer Program: The Case of Aid to Families with Dependent Children
利用收入动态面板数据，分析AFDC项目中州政策参数（如保障金额和收入门槛）对家庭进入和退出该计划的非对称影响，并探讨工资与福利依赖的关系。
This study analyzes determinants of and exit transitions in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. The principal findings are that state-controlled policy parameters such as the AFDC guarantee (the payment received when earnings are zero) and the entry income limit (the income level at which families become eligible for AFDC payments) have a significant but asymmetric impact on these transitions. In addition, evidence on the relationship between wages and such transitions tends to support efforts at reducing welfare dependency through programs which raise wages.