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Volume 7, Number 2 September 2001 |
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Welfare Reform Four Years Later: Progress and Prospects |
To Our Readers![]() Christine M. Cumming |
Opening Remarks![]() Jamie B. Stewart, Jr. |
Summary of Observations and Recommendations![]() Stephen V. Cameron, Robert A. Moffitt, and Carol Rapaport |
Session 1: Overview and Characteristics of Welfare Leavers How Are Families Who Left Welfare Doing over Time? A Comparison of Two Cohorts of Welfare Leavers ![]() Pamela Loprest |
Commentary![]() Hilary Williamson Hoynes |
Session 2: Changing Caseloads: Macroeconomic Influences and Microeconomic Composition Declining Caseloads/Increased Work: What Can We Conclude about the Effects of Welfare Reform? ![]() Rebecca M. Blank |
Changing Caseloads: Macro Influences and Micro Composition![]() Robert A. Moffitt and David W. Stevens |
Commentary![]() Susan E. Mayer |
Commentary![]() June O'Neill |
Session 3: Administering Welfare Policy in New York and the Nation Changing the Culture of the Welfare Office: The Role of Intermediaries in Linking TANF Recipients with Jobs ![]() La Donna Pavetti, Michelle K. Derr, Jacquelyn Anderson, Carole Trippe, and Sidnee Paschal |
Commentary![]() Kathryn Edin and Rebecca Joyce Kissane |
Welfare Reform and New York City's Low-Income Population![]() Howard Chernick and Cordelia Reimers |
Commentary![]() Gary Burtless |
Session 4: New Policies Using Financial Incentives to Encourage Welfare Recipients to Become Economically Self-Sufficient ![]() Philip K. Robins and Charles Michalopoulos |
Commentary![]() Christopher Jencks |
Commentary![]() Thomas MaCurdy |