Examining the impact of welfare reform, labor market conditions, and the Earned Income Tax Credit on the employment of black and white single mothers

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-130

  Noonan, Mary C ^a   Smith, Sandra S ^b   Corcoran, Mary E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

EITC; Employment; Labor market conditions; Single mothers; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750959597     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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