Breaking the cycle? The effect of education on welfare receipt among children of welfare recipients

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1369-1398

  Coelli, Michael B ^a   Green, David A ^b,c   Warburton, William P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Treatment effects; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249735310     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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