Welfare to temporary work: Implications for labor market outcomes

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 154-173

  Heinrich, Carolyn J ^a   Mueser, Peter R ^b   Troske, Kenneth R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c IZA ^*

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EID: 15944400356     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/0034653053327667     Document Type: Article

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