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Demand For Tanf In Mississippi

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  • Swindell, James W., Jr.
  • Martin, Steven W.
  • Reinschmiedt, Lynn L.
  • Hudson, Darren

Abstract

The federal to state devolution of welfare programs accent the need for state and local policy makers to anticipate aggregate welfare demand. Pooled regression analysis using six years of county-level Mississippi TANF data identified effects of rurality, education, unemployment, poverty levels, and family structure on caseload numbers.

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  • Swindell, James W., Jr. & Martin, Steven W. & Reinschmiedt, Lynn L. & Hudson, Darren, 1999. "Demand For Tanf In Mississippi," 1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN 21680, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea99:21680
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.21680
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