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Title: Do Immigrant Groups Differ in Welfare Usage? Evidence from the U.S.

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: The study of welfare participation in the United States prior to the 1996 Welfare Reform Act and afterward has primarily focused on comparing native and immigrant households. Analyses that have gone beyond this broad classification have focused on comparisons across race, with particular focus on Hispanic immigrants. This paper moves away from the existing literature by investigating whether there is a difference in welfare usage among immigrant based on their birthplace. Using a probit model, we investigate this potential difference by testing two related hypotheses. Our results suggest that the probability of welfare usage for immigrants with similar characteristic, differ for some immigrant groups. We also find that for some immigrant groups, citizen and noncitizens differ with respect to welfare usage.

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Authors: Oyelere, Ruth Uwaifo; Oyolola, Maharouf

Periodical (Full): Atlantic Economic Journal

Issue: 3

Volume: 39

Pages: 231-247

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Topics: Poverty and Welfare, Race and Ethnicity

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