A note on the determinants of AFDC policies

B-Tier
Journal: Public Choice
Year: 1981
Volume: 37
Issue: 2
Pages: 327-330

Score contribution per author:

2.018 = (α=2.02 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The above results may be interpreted, as follows: political pressure to raise welfare (AFDC) levels is greater in those states where the population actually receiving welfare (AFDC) is greater and where unemployment among adult non-welfare recipients (who may expect to become welfare-eligible) is greater. If higher welfare (AFDC) levels act to attract an influx of additional welfare-eligible voters, these additional voters may align with the voter pools described in Section 2 to raise AFDC levels even further. The end result could be a pattern of ever-growing geographical AFDC differentials. Copyright Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1981

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RePEc Handle
repec:kap:pubcho:v:37:y:1981:i:2:p:327-330
Journal Field
Public
Author Count
1
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