Aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) and non-marital births in the USA: An examination of causality

Applied Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 417-427

  Stevans, Lonnie K ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DECISION; NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF YOUTH; NON-MARITAL BIRTH; POLICY IMPLICATION; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNMARRIED WOMEN; WELFARE PROVISION;

USA;

EID: 0029837561     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368496328542     Document Type: Article

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