TY - JOUR
T1 - Cars, employment, and single mothers
T2 - The effect of welfare asset restrictions
AU - Bansak, Cynthia
AU - Mattson, Heather
AU - Rice, Lorien
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2010.00603.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2010.00603.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77954169435
SN - 0019-8676
VL - 49
SP - 321
EP - 345
JO - Industrial Relations
JF - Industrial Relations
IS - 3
ER -
