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Fighting Poverty through Incentives and Work Mandates for Young Men

Source: Ron Haskins, Princeton-Brookings, Future of Children Policy Brief, Fall 2007

This brief examines two sets of public policies - wage subsidies and work requirements- that hold promise for helping young men increase their employment and earnings and which could alleviate many social problems, including crime, unemployment, nonmartial births, and poverty.