The potential of a couples approach to employment assistance: Results of a nonexperimental evaluation

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-158

  Gordon, Rachel A ^a   Heinrich, Carolyn J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Employment assistance; Low income youth; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349229547     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-009-9056-7     Document Type: Article

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