Lucie Schmidt on How The Social Safety Net Has Changed Since Welfare Reform

The Clinton-era Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 was a significant reform of the welfare system as it had been known. In this episode, Dr. Lucie Schmidt draws on her co-authored paper, " Did Welfare Reform End the Safety Net as We Knew It? The Record since 1996 ," to describe the safety net landscape before 1996, and how specific programs and overall coverage have changed since welfare reform was put in place. Lucie Schmidt is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College and is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She is also an IRP Affiliate.

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Lucie Schmidt on How The Social Safety Net Has Changed Since Welfare Reform is an episode from Poverty Research & Policy by Institute for Research on Poverty.

This episode is 32:22 long.

This episode was published on Jun 6, 2025.

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