Elderly immigrants on welfare

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 711-741

  Hu, Wei Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; WELFARE PROVISION;

USA;

EID: 0012987485     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146339     Document Type: Article

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