1. ESSAYS ON WELFARE USE, THE WAGE GAP AND UNEMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES Open Access Author: Wang, Qiuyan Title: ESSAYS ON WELFARE USE, THE WAGE GAP AND UNEMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES Graduate Program: Agricultural Economics and Demography Keywords: welfare reformunemployment transitionsrural-urban wage gaprural labor marketsimmigrants and welfarelow-income workers File: Download Wang_dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Jill Leslie Findeis, Committee Chair/Co-ChairLeif Jensen, Committee MemberJames Samuel Shortle, Committee MemberMark Hayward, Committee MemberStephen Michael Smith, Committee Member