Data and Code for: The Long-Term Effects of Cash Assistance

This is the replication package for "The Long-Term Effects of Cash Assistance" by David J. Price and Jae Song.<br>Abstract of the paper: We investigate the long-term effects of cash assistance on beneficiaries and their children among participants in the Seattle-Denver Income Maintenance Experiment. Treated families in this randomized experiment received thousands of dollars in extra government benefits for three or five years in the 1970s. We match experimental records to Social Security Administration data using a novel algorithm, finding that treatment decreased adults' post-experimental annual earnings by $1,800, and increased their disability benefit applications. Effects were strongest around retirement age; evidence suggests possible occupational mechanisms. In contrast, children experienced no significant effects on earnings or interaction with the disability system.<br><br>