The Causal Effects of Education on Welfare Participation in the US
Overview & Synopsis
This study provides new evidence on the long-term impact of education on welfare participation in the US. I exploit historical changes in child labor laws as an instrumental variable for education to estimate the causal effects of education on the probability of receiving social welfare benefits. I find large and statistically significant negative effects of education on welfare participation among persons who obtained additional education due to increased schooling requirements induced by child labor laws. The findings are robust across different sample selection and model specifications.
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Document Information
| Document Title | The Causal Effects of Education on Welfare Participation in the US |
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| Author / Organization | Kämpfen, Fabrice |
| Subject & Discipline | Welfare Services, Welfare Recipients, Outcomes of Education |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2021 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
(eric.ed.gov)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-141200 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |