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Report

Making Work Pay Better Than Welfare

An Early Look at the Self-Sufficiency Project

When Work Pays Better Than Welfare

A Summary of the Self-Sufficiency Project's Implementation, Focus Group, and Initial 18-Month Impact Reports

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Do Work Incentives Have Unintended Consequences?

Measuring "Entry Effects" in the Self-Sufficiency Project

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When Financial Incentives Encourage Work

Complete 18-Month Findings from the Self-Sufficiency Project

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When Financial Incentives Pay for Themselves

Early Findings from the Self-Sufficiency Project's Applicant Study

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Does SSP Plus Increase Employment

The Effect of Adding Services to the Self-Sufficiency Project’s Financial Incentives

Report

The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months: Effects on Children of a Program that Increased Parental Employment and Income

Report

The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months: Effects of a Financial Work Incentive on Employment and Income

Report

SSP Plus at 36 Months: Effects of Adding Employment Services to Financial Incentives

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When Financial Incentives Pay for Themselves

Interim Findings from the Self-Sufficiency Project’s Applicant Study

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What Works in Welfare Reform

Evidence and Lessons to Guide TANF Reauthorization

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The “Make Work Pay” Experiments

Working Paper

Sustained Employment and Earnings Growth

New Experimental Evidence on Financial Work Incentives and Pre-Employment Services

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Providing Earnings Supplements to Encourage and Sustain Employment

Lessons from Research and Practice

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Encouraging Work, Reducing Poverty

The Impact of Work Incentive Programs

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