An empirical analysis of the welfare magnet debate using the NLSY

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 391-409

  Levine, Phillip B ^a   Zimmerman, David J ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interstate migration; Poverty; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033478869     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050105     Document Type: Article

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