Financial incentives and welfare reform in the United States

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 129-150

  Robins, Philip K ^a   Michalopoulos, Charles ^b   Pan, Elsie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b MDRC   (United States)

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EID: 0039740332     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6688(200124)20:1<129::AID-PAM1007>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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