Take-up of means-tested benefits and labour supply

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 150-161

  Creedy, John ^a  

^a New Zealand Treasury   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR SUPPLY; MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT;

EID: 0041423432     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00226     Document Type: Article

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