Welfare reform and the labour supply of lone parents in Australia: A natural experiment approach

Economic Record

Volumn 80, Issue 249, 2004, Pages 157-176

  Doiron, Denise J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR SUPPLY; SINGLE PARENT; WELFARE REFORM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 3042776068     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2004.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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