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Exploring Financial Situations And The Cliff Effect For Single-Mother Families In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Working Paper), Susan Crandall, Brian Beauregard, Sokha Eng, Emek Karakilic
Exploring Financial Situations And The Cliff Effect For Single-Mother Families In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Working Paper), Susan Crandall, Brian Beauregard, Sokha Eng, Emek Karakilic
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The mitigation of the cliff effect is essential to effectively foster economic mobility and to address systemic racism facing low-income mothers in Allegheny County. The Pittsburgh Foundation’s report A Qualitative Study of Single Mothers in Allegheny County: A 100 Percent Pittsburgh Project revealed that 41% of single mother households earn below the poverty line. The report found that the cliff effect – the reduction of public benefits resulting from wage increases – presented a significant barrier to escaping poverty.
This report explores cliff effects in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. First, simulations were conducted to better understand the nature and types of …