Punitive Sanctions and the Transition Rate from Welfare to Work

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 211-241

  Van Den Berg, Gerard J ^a   Van Der Klaauw, Bas ^a   Van Ours, Jan C ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0037617306     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380408     Document Type: Article

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