Poor people in rich nations: The United States in comparative perspective

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-90

  Smeeding, Timothy ^a,b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Luxembourg Income Study ^*  (Luxembourg)

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EID: 33645830699     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/089533006776526094     Document Type: Review

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