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Title

Combining Earnings with Public Supports: Cliff Effects in Massachusetts

Authors

Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Michael Carr, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-16-2017

Abstract

Safety-net benefits decrease as recipients’ income increases, but the result can be an overall drop in resources—sometimes so sharp that it feels like falling off a cliff.

Comments

Published in the Winter 2017 issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Communities & Banking.

The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston or the Federal Reserve System. Information about organizations and upcoming events is strictly informational and not an endorsement.

Recommended Citation

Albelda, Randy and Carr, Michael, "Combining Earnings with Public Supports: Cliff Effects in Massachusetts" (2017). Economics Faculty Publication Series. 42.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/econ_faculty_pubs/42

Publisher

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston