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Cross-National Variation in the Relationship between Welfare Generosity and Single Mother Employment
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Abstract Reform of the U.S. welfare system in 1996 spurred claims that cuts to welfare programs effectively incentivized single mothers to find employment. It is difficult to assess the veracity of those claims, however, absent evidence of how the relationship between welfare benefits and single mother emplo... view more
Reform of the U.S. welfare system in 1996 spurred claims that cuts to welfare programs effectively incentivized single mothers to find employment. It is difficult to assess the veracity of those claims, however, absent evidence of how the relationship between welfare benefits and single mother employment generalizes across countries. This study combines data from the European Union Labour Force Survey and the U.S. Current Population Survey (1992-2015) into one of the largest samples of single mothers ever, testing the relationships between welfare generosity and single mothers' employment and work hours. We find no consistent evidence of a negative relationship between welfare generosity and single mother employment outcomes. Rather, we find tremendous cross-national heterogeneity, which does not clearly correspond to well-known institutional variations. Our findings demonstrate the limitations of single country studies and the pervasive, salient interactions between institutional contexts and social policies.... view less
Keywords
social benefits; single parent; mother; woman; employment; heterogeneity; social assistance; United States of America; EU
Classification
Social Policy
Labor Market Research
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
cross-national; EU-LFS 1992-2015
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 37-54
Journal
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 702 (2022) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/00027162221120760
ISSN
1552-3349
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed