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Peer reviewedBarth, Michael C.; Greenberg, David H. – Journal of Human Resources, 1971
The work disincentive effects of a negative income tax and wage subsidy, and a mixed wage subsidy-public assistance program are compared. (BH)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Guaranteed Income, Motivation
Peer reviewedSmith, James P. – Journal of Human Resources, 1975
The model deals with channels through which income transfer programs are likely to affect working hours of family members and a method of estimating the labor-supply reactions to income maintenance programs. Labor-supply effects are functions of the duration of a family's participation and the relevant importance of male market investment.…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Guaranteed Income, Human Capital, Labor Economics
Peer reviewedWeiss, Yoram; And Others – Journal of Human Resources, 1980
A study investigated the impact of a negative income tax and a program of schooling subsidies on the demand for schooling of adult heads of families. Strong effects of the schooling subsidies were found, but net effects of the negative income tax on schooling were not significant. (LRA)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adults, Attendance
Peer reviewedBishop, John H. – Journal of Human Resources, 1980
Expanding welfare benefits to include two-parent families has long been considered an option for a public policy designed to strengthen family units. Findings suggest that these families would be better aided by wage subsidies that reduce unemployment of family heads and raise earnings of the family's working members. (JOW)
Descriptors: Family Income, Family Problems, Guaranteed Income, Heads of Households
Peer reviewedHall, Arden R. – Journal of Human Resources, 1980
A study to determine the effects of free counseling services and a program of subsidies for the direct costs of education and training revealed that the subsidies did induce increased school attendance, and both counseling and training affected labor supply. However, no subsequent effects of increased human capital have been found. (LRA)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adults, Attendance
Peer reviewedMaynard, Rebecca A.; Murnane, Richard J. – Journal of Human Resources, 1979
Analyzes the impact of a negative income tax experiment on the school performance of children in grades 4 through 10, indicating an increase in reading achievement for the younger children but not the older. Discusses evidence from previous research, welfare reform and educational achievement, and the research methodology and results. (MF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Black Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMcDonald, John F.; Stephenson, Stanley P., Jr. – Journal of Human Resources, 1979
Examines the effects of a negative income tax on school-enrollment and labor-supply decisions of urban Black teenagers. Results support the contention that the negative income tax would enable more teenagers to complete high school and postpone entry into the labor force. Theoretical considerations and empirical results are analyzed. (MF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Economic Research, Education Work Relationship
