Welfare and child support: Complements, not substitutes

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 354-375

  Cancian, Maria ^a   Meyer, Daniel R ^a   Caspar, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 49049115541     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20328     Document Type: Article

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