The effect of incremental benefit levels on births to AFDC recipients

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 575-597

  Fairlie, Robert W ^a   London, Rebecca A ^a  

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EID: 0031518361     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199723)16:4<575::AID-PAM4>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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