The effect of educational attainment on welfare dependence: Evidence from Canada
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The impact of educational attainment on the duration of welfare spells is analysed using a unique data set derived from the administration of the social assistance program in Canada over the period 1986–1993. The empirical analysis includes controls for demographic characteristics, program parameters, labour market conditions and unobserved individual characteristics. It is found that that educational attainment has a much greater impact on the welfare exit rate for women than for men. Additionally, the welfare exit rate for women is more sensitive to family status and program benefits, but less sensitive to the unemployment rate, relative to that for men. 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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