Income and child development

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 978-989

  Berger, Lawrence M ^a   Paxson, Christina ^b   Waldfogel, Jane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Income; Transfer programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649400335     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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