Why did the welfare rolls fall during the 1990's? The importance of entry

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 288-292

  Grogger, Jeffrey ^a,b   Haider, Steven J ^c   Klerman, Jacob ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0346750492     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803321947218     Document Type: Conference Paper

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