Child support, welfare dependency, and women's labor supply

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-103

  Hu, Wei Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR SUPPLY; WELFARE PROVISION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033059812     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146303     Document Type: Article

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