Family expenditures post-welfare reform in the UK: Are low-income families starting to catch up?

Labour Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 721-746

  Gregg, Paul ^a   Waldfogel, Jane ^b   Washbrook, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child poverty; Difference in difference; Family expenditure; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750061924     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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