The impact of child support enforcement on fertility, parental investments, and child well-being

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-45

  Aizer, Anna ^a,b   McLanahan, Sara ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS;

EID: 33645382637     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xli.1.28     Document Type: Article

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