The effect of unemployment on disability caseloads in California
โ Scribed by Ralph Catalano; Jae Kennedy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1052-9284
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The hypothesis that competition for jobs is positively related to the likelihood that persons with legislatively deยฎned disabilities will opt for public compensation is tested using aggregate time-series data from California. Results support the hypothesis. The implications of the ยฎndings for social policy are brieยฏy discussed.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 replaces AFDC, the largest means-tested cash assistance program for lowincome families, with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. Unlike AFDC, assistance under TANF is limited to five year