Transitions off welfare: An examination of demographic, socioeconomic, and motivational predictors

Industrial Relations

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 623-649

  Stellmack, Amy L ^a   Wanberg, Connie R ^b   Kammeyer Mueller, John ^c  

^a Pers Decisions Research Institutes   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WELFARE PROVISION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242381271     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-232X.00309     Document Type: Article

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