Did welfare reform influence the fertility of young teens?

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 275-298

  Lopoo, Leonard M ^a,b   Deleire, Thomas ^c,d  

^a Maxwell School ^*  (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Congressional Budget Office ^*  (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645740037     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20173     Document Type: Review

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