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Welfare Reform in Agricultural California

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  • Green, Richard D.
  • Martin, Philip L.
  • Taylor, J. Edward

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When welfare reforms were enacted in 1996, a higher than average percentage of residents in the agricultural heartland of California, the San Joaquin Valley, received cash assistance. Average annual unemployment rates during the 1990s ranged from 12% to 20%, and 15% to 20% of residents in major farming counties received cash benefits. This analysis develops and estimates a two-equation cross-sectionally correlated and timewise autoregressive model to test the hypothesis that in agricultural areas, seasonal work, low earnings, and high unemployment, as well as few entry-level jobs that offer wages and benefits equivalent to welfare benefits, promote welfare use and limit the potential of local labor markets to absorb ex-welfare recipients.

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  • Green, Richard D. & Martin, Philip L. & Taylor, J. Edward, 2003. "Welfare Reform in Agricultural California," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 28(01), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlaare:30715
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.30715
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    1. Martin, Philip L. & Taylor, J. Edward, 2003. "Farm Employment, Immigration, and Poverty: A Structural Analysis," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 28(2), pages 1-15, August.

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