A stock-flow analysis of the welfare caseload

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 865-886

  Klerman, Jacob Alex ^a   Haider, Steven J ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL SECURITY; UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT; WELFARE PROVISION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11844299578     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3559030     Document Type: Article

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