| Title |
A Utility analysis of poverty, policy and the socioeconomic characteristics of households
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| Author |
DeSimone, Estelle
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| Department |
Department of Economics and Business
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| Institution |
Colorado College
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| Degree Type |
bachelor
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| Degree Name |
Bachelor of Arts
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| Type of Resource |
text
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| Digital Origin |
reformatted digital
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| Date Accepted |
2007
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| Date Digitized |
2009
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| Abstract |
The goal of this thesis is to determine if the socioeconomic characteristics of the family contribute to whether or not a household is above or below the poverty line. In analyzing this issue, the effectiveness of government assistance programs was also taken into account, specifically The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Through household utility analysis it was found that key racial differences were apparent when household type and education levels were held constant. This research concludes that the PRWORA yields positive results for Anglo groups and negative results for ethnic minority groups, particularly Native Americans. The main point of this thesis was to prove that both social welfare policy and the socioeconomic characteristics of a household together significantly affect the poverty status of a household.
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| Keywords |
Poverty
Policy
Households
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| Rights Statement |
Copyright restrictions apply. Contact the author for permission to publish.
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| Extent |
vii, 50 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
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| Note (thesis) |
Senior Thesis - Colorado College
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| Note (bibliography) |
Bibliography : p. 48-50
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| Publisher |
Colorado College
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| Place of Publication |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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| Language |
eng
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| OCLC Identifier |
162107531
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| Handle |
http://hdl.handle.net/10176/coccc:2955
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DeSimone_Thesis_A1b.pdf