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Source: Department of Economics, San Diego State University
Resulting in 3 citations.
1. Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina
Bansak, Cynthia
The Role of Contingent Work in the War Against Poverty
Working Paper No. 03-01, Department of Economics, San Diego State University, January 2003.
Also: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/econ/WPSeries/WorkingPaper0301.pdf
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Department of Economics, San Diego State University
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Job Characteristics; Labor Force Participation; Modeling, Probit; Poverty; Wages, Women; Welfare; Work Histories

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In this paper, we examine: (1) the likelihood of taking a contingent job given one's welfare dependency and past poverty status; (2) the probability of being on welfare for different types of contingent workers relative to their non-contingent counterparts; and (3) the likelihood of living in poverty in the near future as a function of past employment in alternative types of contingent jobs. Using data for women from the NLSY79 between 1994 and 1998, we first examine the incidence of poverty and welfare dependency among different types of contingent and non-contingent workers, and describe the personal and job characteristics associated with contingent employment. Following the descriptive evidence, we examine the relationship between welfare participation and contingent work. Given the simultaneity of these outcomes, we estimate a simultaneous equation probit model with sample selection for being employed, while correcting the standard errors for clustering at the individual level. Results from these models indicate that being on welfare has a significant positive effect on the probability of taking a contingent job. However, holding a contingent work contract does not, by itself, increase the likelihood of being on welfare once we control for other characteristics of the contingent job itself -- such as the low pay, lack of fringe benefits, weekly hours of work, unionization, firm size, and industry of employment -- and some of the worker's characteristics -- including educational attainment, occupation as a proxy for skill, tenure, and intermittent work patterns.
Bibliography Citation
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina and Cynthia Bansak. "The Role of Contingent Work in the War Against Poverty." Working Paper No. 03-01, Department of Economics, San Diego State University, January 2003.
2. Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina
Mach, Traci Lynn
How Have Performance Based Pay Systems Fared During the Past Decade? Evidence from the NLSY79
Working Paper No. 00-05, Department of Economics, San Diego State University, May 2000.
Also: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~econ/f_papers.htm#98
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Department of Economics, San Diego State University
Keyword(s): Performance pay; Wages

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Bibliography Citation
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina and Traci Lynn Mach. "How Have Performance Based Pay Systems Fared During the Past Decade? Evidence from the NLSY79." Working Paper No. 00-05, Department of Economics, San Diego State University, May 2000.
3. Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina
Pozo, Susan
Do Immigrants Differ from Natives in Their Wealth Accumulation Patterns? Evidence from the NLSY79
Working Paper No. 00-03, Department of Economics, San Diego State University, March 2000
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Department of Economics, San Diego State University
Keyword(s): Immigrants; Savings; Wealth

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This study finds that both the wealth accumulation and savings of immigrants are lower than their native born counterparts. [This study does] not indicate the time at which immigrants begin saving, the conclusion that foreign born individuals save less than native born individuals may indicate that the point at which saving begins is later for those who immigrate into this country.
Bibliography Citation
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina and Susan Pozo. "Do Immigrants Differ from Natives in Their Wealth Accumulation Patterns? Evidence from the NLSY79." Working Paper No. 00-03, Department of Economics, San Diego State University, March 2000.