Marriage and economic incentives: Evidence from a welfare experiment

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 942-963

  Hu, Wei Yin ^a  

^a Financial Engines   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; MARRIAGE; WELFARE PROVISION; WOMENS STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344553366     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1558786     Document Type: Article

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