Indicators and policy decisions: The important role of experimental studies

Social Indicators Research Series

Volumn 27, Issue , 2006, Pages 161-171

  Morris, Pamela ^a   Gennetian, Lisa ^a  

^a MDRC   (United States)

Author keywords

Indicator Data; Inform Policy Decision; Policy Interest; Random Assignment; Welfare Reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049158787     PISSN: 13876570     EISSN: 22150099     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4242-6_12     Document Type: Chapter

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