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Suggested citation: National Research Council (1999) Data and Methodological Issues for Tracking Former Welfare Recipients: A Workshop Summary. Panel on Data and Methods for Measuring the Effects of Changes in Social Welfare Programs. R.A. Moffitt and M. Ver Ploeg, eds. Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
PANEL ON DATA AND METHODS FOR MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS
ROBERT A. MOFFITT (Chair),
Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University
JOHN L. ADAMS, RAND,
Santa Monica, California
THOMAS CORBETT,
Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin, Madison
JOHN L. CZAJKA,
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Washington, D.C.
KATHRYN EDIN,
Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
IRWIN GARFINKEL,
School of Social Work, Columbia University
ROBERT M GOERGE,
Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
ERIC A. HANUSHEK,
Department of Economics, University of Rochester
V. JOSEPH HOTZ,
Departments of Economics and Policy Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
RICHARD A. KULKA,
Statistics, Health, and Social Policy, Research Triangle Institute
REBECCA A. MAYNARD,
Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
SUZANNE M. RANDOLPH,
Department of Family Studies, University of Maryland
WERNER SCHINK,
California Department of Social Services, Sacramento
MICHELE VER PLOEG, Study Director
CONSTANCE F. CITRO, Senior Program Officer
TELISSIA M. THOMPSON, Senior Project Assistant
COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS
1998-1999
JOHN E. ROLPH (Chair),
Department of Information and Operations Management, University of Southern California
JOSEPH G. ALTONJI,
Department of Economics, Northwestern University
JULIE DAVANZO, RAND,
Santa Monica, California
WILLIAM F. EDDY,
Department of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University
WILLIAM KALSBEEK,
Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina
RODERICK J.A. LITTLE,
School of Public Health, University of Michigan
THOMAS A. LOUIS,
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
CHARLES F. MANSKI,
Department of Economics, Northwestern University
WILLIAM NORDHAUS,
Department of Economics, Yale University
JANET L. NORWOOD,
Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.
EDWARD B. PERRIN,
Department of Health Services, University of Washington
PAUL ROSENBAUM,
Department of Statistics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
FRANCISCO J. SAMANIEGO,
Division of Statistics, University of California, Davis
RICHARD L. SCHMALENSEE,
Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIRON L. STRAF, Director (on leave)
ANDREW A. WHITE, Acting Director
Acknowledgments
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the Report Review Committee of the National Research Council. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.
We wish to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report: Burt S. Barnow, Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Greg J. Duncan, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University; Richard E. Larson, Family Investment Administration, Maryland Department of Human Resources; Lawrence M. Mead, Department of Politics, New York University; Robert Michael, Harris Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; Michael R. Pergamit, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago; and Don Winstead, Welfare Reform Administration, Florida Department of Children and Families.