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An Empirical Analysis of the Welfare Magnet Debate Using the NLSY / Phillip B. Levine, David J. Zimmerman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levine, Phillip B.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w5264.
- NBER working paper series no. w5264
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Migration, Internal--United States.
- Migration, Internal.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1995.
- Cambridge, Mass : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1995.
- Summary:
- This paper examines the extent to which differences in welfare generosity across states leads to interstate migration. Using microdata from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) between 1979 and 1992, we employ a quasi-experimental design that utilizes the categorical eligibility of the welfare system. The pattern of cross-state moves among poor single women with children who are likely to be eligible for benefits is compared to the pattern among other poor households. We find little evidence indicating that welfare-induced migration is a widespread phenomenon.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- September 1995.
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