Income Volatility and Food Assistance in the United States
Auteur : Dean Jolliffe, James Patrick Ziliak
Date de publication : 2008
Éditeur : W.E. Upjohn Institute
Nombre de pages : 309
Résumé du livre
Examines the increase in both permanent and transitory variance of total family income over the period 1970-2000. Notes that earnings volatility reduces participation among low-income households, whilst dissipating for higher incomes. Traces eligibility fluctuations in Food Stamp Programs, the dynamics of poverty and participation of women receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANIF), and concludes about the design requirements of food assistance programmes.