The effect of an increase in worker's compensation benefits on the duration and frequency of benefit receipt

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 288-302

  Neuhauser, Frank ^a   Raphael, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1842533867     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465304323023813     Document Type: Article

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