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Welfare Reform and Interstate Welfare Competition: Theory and Evidence (Occasional Paper)
Jan K. Brueckner

This paper evaluates the evidence in favor of a downward bias in benefits created by moving from federal matching grants to block grants. The evidence is mixed. Benefit levels in nearby states appear to affect a given state's benefit choice. Policymakers act as if welfare migration is a significant phenomenon. This may result in a downward bias in benefits. The paper also raises several issues about this theory which require additional research.

Posted to Web: December 01, 1998Publication Date: December 01, 1998

 

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