Effects of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (OBRA) Welfare Changes and the Recession on Poverty. Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means. U.S. House of Representatives, 98th Congress, 2nd Session.

Institution	Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means.
Titel	Effects of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (OBRA) Welfare Changes and the Recession on Poverty. Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means. U.S. House of Representatives, 98th Congress, 2nd Session.
Quelle	(1984), (75 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Economic Factors; Federal Legislation; Government Role; Policy Formation; Poverty; Public Policy; Unemployment; Welfare Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ökonomischer Faktor; Bundesrecht; Politische Betätigung; Armut; Öffentliche Ordnung; Arbeitslosigkeit; Fürsorgeeinrichtung
Abstract	Possible causes for the rapid increase in the poverty rate from 1980 to 1982 were investigated, with two factors in particular being considered: the impact of the welfare program provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (OBRA), and the recessionary economy experienced during that year. The basic study design used a computer simulation of four fiscal year 1982 economic and legislative scenarios representing the following: (1) a baseline poverty population during fiscal 1982 under the assumption of a stronger economy and without the OBRA changes that took effect; (2) the combined effects of OBRA and recession on the poverty rate; (3) the independent effects of OBRA welfare program changes on poverty; and (4) the independent effects of the weak economy on the poverty rate. Major findings include the following: (1) the relative impact of the economy was greater than OBRA, but OBRA's impact on poverty among children and female headed families was stronger (while the economy affected working adults and married couple families more severely); (2) OBRA increased poverty by 2 percent and the weak economy increased poverty by 6 percent, for a combined increase of 8 percent. Following the narrative, study methods and poverty rate estimates are discussed in appendices. (Many statistical tables are included in the text) (KH)
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