The effect of child care costs on the employment and welfare recipiency of single mothers

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 498-519

  Connelly, Rachel ^a   Kimmel, Jean ^b  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037283006     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061691     Document Type: Article

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