Work, Welfare, and Child Maltreatment

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 435-474

  Paxson, Christina ^a   Waldfogel, Jane ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0036057791     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339609     Document Type: Review

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