Anti-Poverty Policy Assessment Literature Review

In this exercise, you are to choose ONE of the policies listed below and find THREE papers that evaluates the policy on ONE dimension. I would recommend looking effects on poverty, employment or labor supply but you can choose another dimension or multiple ones if that follows your paper. The policies and web links to suggested sites are below.
In your short report (2 pages, max), you must include the following:
1. A short description of your policy and its rules. What type of policy is it? Who is eligible? What do they receive? Include any relevant program parameters on benefits and eligibility.
2. Write a short description of the paper you chose:
a. Authors
b. Title
c. Purpose of the paper: how is it evaluating the policy? What dimension is your study focused on? (Effects on poverty, labor supply, etc.)
d. Methodology used in the paper (econometrics, case studies, statistical analysis, simple statistics, qualitative etc.)
e. Describe the key results from the paper and the author’s conclusion on the effectiveness of the policy.
3. At the end, include a citation to the paper.
Policies
Welfare: Cash Assistance Programs
1. Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
2. Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF)
3. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Welfare: In-Kind
1. Food stamps
2. Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Web Links:
Brookings Institution (welfare programs)
www(dot)brook(dot)edu
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
www(dot)cbpp(dot)org (welfare programs, EITC)
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
www(dot)irs(dot)ustreas(dot)gov/indviduals/index.html
EPN News
www(dot)movingideas(dot)org
*directory to current research reports from various think tanks and organizations)
Joint Center for Policy Research
www(dot)jcpr(dot)org (welfare programs)
Manpower Development Research Corporation
www(dot)mdrc(dot)org (welfare programs)
National Bureau of Economic Research (EITC)
www(dot)nber(dot)org
Urban Institute
www(dot)urban(dot)org (welfare programs)
*welfare rules database + studies*
U.S. Department of Agriculture (food stamp program)
www(dot)fns(dot)usda(dot)gov/fsp (welfare programs)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Center for Medicare/Medicaid
http://cms(dot)hhs(dot)gov/medicaid