Explaining variation in the effects of welfare-to-work programs

Evaluation Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-394

  Greenberg, David ^a   Meyer, Robert ^b,e   Michalopoulos, Charles ^c   Wiseman, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c MDRC ^*

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Multilevel; Multisite; Synthesis; Training programs; Welfare to work

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION STUDIES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141833916     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X03254347     Document Type: Article

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