Welfare Reform and Teenage Pregnancy, Childbirth, and School Dropout

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 179-194

  Hao, Lingxin ^a   Cherlin, Andrew J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Difference in differences; School dropout; Teenage childbearing; Teenage pregnancy; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642335333     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00012.x-i1     Document Type: Review

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