Child care subsidies and employment behavior among very-low-income populations in three states

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 681-698

  Cochi Ficano, Carlena K ^a   Gennetian, Lisa A ^b   Morris, Pamela A ^b  

^a HARTWICK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MDRC's Policy Area of Family Well Being and Children's Development

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 33646678235     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2006.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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