Did expanding the EITC promote motherhood?

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 247-251

  Baughman, Reagan ^a   Dickert Conlin, Stacy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942744686     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803321947137     Document Type: Conference Paper

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