The take-up of means-tested income support

Empirical Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 847-875

  Whelan, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Means tested; Take up; Welfare

Indexed keywords

FISCAL POLICY; INCOME; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

CANADA;

EID: 78249239808     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-009-0329-z     Document Type: Article

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