Elderly immigrants' labor supply response to Supplemental Security income

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-162

  Kaushal, Neeraj ^a,b  

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

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 77955599673     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20482     Document Type: Article

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