Why are child poverty rates higher in Britain than in Germany: A longitudinal perspective

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 441-465

  Jenkins, Stephen P ^a   Schluter, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038066609     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1558751     Document Type: Article

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