Children's welfare exposure and subsequent development

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-56

  Levine, Phillip B ^a,b   Zimmerman, David J ^c,d  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Institute for Research on Poverty   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Developmental outcome; Mother; Welfare exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444380259     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2003.06.004     Document Type: Article

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