Isolating the family cap effect on fertility behavior: Evidence from New Jersey's family development program experiment

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 453-467

  Camasso, Michael J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 7544246307     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/byh034     Document Type: Article

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