Examining the impact of changes in maternal employment on high school completion among low-income youth

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-299

  Randolph, Karen A ^a   Rose, Roderick A ^b   Fraser, Mark W ^b   Orthner, Dennis K ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

dropout; maternal; poverty; time varying; welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444328463     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JEEI.0000039943.84765.0a     Document Type: Article

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