Volume 15, Number 4 (Fall) 1980
Spiegelman, Robert G., and K. E. Yaeger. 1980. "Overview." Journal of Human Resources 15(4):463-479.
This paper outlines the purpose and rationale of the income maintenance experiments in Seattle and Denver. A review of experimental design and operation is presented, and particular reference is made to methods for minimizing bias arising from the limited experimental nature of the study. The major findings to date on labor supply, schooling and training, and family functioning are summarized. Finally, implications of the labor-supply results for a nationwide negative income tax program are briefly discussed.
The authors are economists with SRI International. The research reported in this paper was performed pursuant to contracts with the States of Washington and Colorado, prime contractors for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare under contract numbers HEW-100-78-0005 and HEW-100-78-0004, respectively. The opinions expressed in the paper are those of the authors and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policies of the States of Washington or Colorado or any agency of the United States government. The contributions of Harlan Halsey on income underreporting are gratefully acknowledged. Benyam Mulugeta provided valuable assistance in organizing the reference list for this volume.
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