The roles of child support enforcement and welfare in non-marital childbearing

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-70

  Garfinkel, Irwin ^a   Huang, Chien Chung ^b   McLanahan, Sara S ^c   Gaylin, Daniel S ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Child support enforcement; Nonmarital births

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038203503     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480100108     Document Type: Review

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