Cars, Employment, and Single Mothers: The Effect of Welfare Asset Restrictions
Authors:
- Cynthia BansakCBCynthia Bansak
- Heather MattsonHMHeather Mattson
- Lorien RiceLRLorien Rice
- 1 June 2010
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society
- Vol. 49 (3) , 321-345
Abstract
This article measures the effect of asset rules for welfare eligibility on car ownership among single mothers without a college education, and investigates whether these changes lead to changes in employment. We combine micro‐level data with data on state welfare asset rules and find that the probability of owning a car is greater in states with higher overall asset limits, states that value vehicles on an equity basis, and states with exemptions for multiple vehicles.Keywords
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