Estimating and testing a model of welfare participation: The case of supplementary benefits in Britain

Economica

Volumn 64, Issue 253, 1997, Pages 81-100

  Duclos, Jean Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; MODELLING APPROACH; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELFARE PARTICIPATION;

UK;

EID: 0031439296     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00065     Document Type: Article

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