Poverty across the Life Cycle: Evidence from the PSID

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 737-755

  Rank, Mark R ^a   Hirschl, Thomas A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0035617341     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.1026     Document Type: Article

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