EFFECTS OF WELFARE REFORM ON ILLICIT DRUG USE OF ADULT WOMEN.
Exploiting changes in welfare policy across states and over time and comparing relevant population subgroups within an econometric difference-in-differences framework, we estimate the effects of welfare reform on adult women's illicit drug use from 1992 to 2002, the period during which welfare refor...
| Publicado en: | Economic Inquiry Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 653 - 675 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=83711008&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 83711008 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00952583 EIQ jtl: Economic Inquiry issn: 00952583 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jan2013 vid: 51 iid: 1 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 83711008 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2012.00459.x ppf: 653 ppct: 22 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 642KB tig: atl: EFFECTS OF WELFARE REFORM ON ILLICIT DRUG USE OF ADULT WOMEN. aug: au: CORMAN, HOPE DAVE, DHAVAL M. DAS, DHIMAN REICHMAN, NANCY E. affil: Corman: DepartmENt of Economics, Rider University, LawrENceville, NJ 08648 and National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone 609 ‐ 895 ‐ 5559, Fax 609 ‐ 896 ‐ 5387, E ‐ mail Dave: DepartmENt of Economics, BENtley University, Waltham, MA 02452 and National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone 781 ‐ 891 ‐ 2268, Fax 212 ‐ 817 ‐ 1597, E ‐ mail Das: National University of Singapore, Asia Research Institute, 469A Tower Block #10 ‐ 01, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770. Phone (65) 6516 6294, Fax (65) 6779 1428, E ‐ mail Reichman: DepartmENt of Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Phone 732 ‐ 235 ‐ 7977, E ‐ mail su: United States Drug Abuse Warning Network (Organization) United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation Job Opportunities & Basic Skills Training Program (U.S.) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program) Public welfare Drug abuse Aid to families with dependent children programs Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 sug: subj: Public welfare Drug abuse United States Drug Abuse Warning Network (Organization) United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation Job Opportunities & Basic Skills Training Program (U.S.) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program) Child and Youth Services Health and Welfare Funds Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs) Emergency and Other Relief Services Other Individual and Family Services Police Protection Aid to families with dependent children programs Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ab: Exploiting changes in welfare policy across states and over time and comparing relevant population subgroups within an econometric difference-in-differences framework, we estimate the effects of welfare reform on adult women's illicit drug use from 1992 to 2002, the period during which welfare reform unfolded in the United States. The analyses are based on all available and appropriate national data sets, each offering unique strengths and measuring a different drug-related outcome. We investigate self-reported illicit drug use (from the National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse and National Surveys on Drug Use and Health), drug-related prison admissions (from the National Corrections Reporting Program), drug-related arrests (from Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports), and drug-related emergency department episodes (from the Drug Abuse Warning Network). We find robust evidence that welfare reform led to a 10%-21% decline in illicit drug use among women at risk of relying on welfare, as well as associated declines in drug-related arrests (6%-7%), drug-related hospital emergency department episodes (7%-11%), and possibly drug-related prison admissions (11%-19%). The findings indicate that an appropriately designed welfare system with sufficient job opportunities for those who are able to work can result in both increases in employment and decreases in drug use. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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