NEW JERSEY'S FAMILY CAP AND FAMILY SIZE DECISIONS: FINDINGS FROM A FIVE-YEAR EVALUATION

Research in Labor Economics

Volumn 22, Issue , 2003, Pages 71-112

  Camasso, Michael J ^a   Jagannathan, Radha ^a   Killingsworth, Mark ^a   Harvey, Carol ^a  

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EID: 4344679863     PISSN: 01479121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9121(03)22003-3     Document Type: Review

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