The socioeconomic consequences of "in-work" benefit reform for British lone mothers

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-31

  Francesconi, Marco ^a   Van der Klaauw, Wilbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; POLICY REFORM; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 33846945053     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xlii.1.1     Document Type: Article

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