Lessons for microenterprise programs from a fresh look at the unemployment insurance self-employment demonstration

Evaluation Review

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 504-526

  Schreiner, Mark ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; UNEMPLOYMENT; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0033210974     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9902300502     Document Type: Article

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