Using experiments to evaluate performance standards: What do welfare-to-work demonstrations reveal to welfare reformers?

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 860-880

  Pepper, John V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; STANDARD (REFERENCE); WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 0345415643     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1558782     Document Type: Article

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