Measuring the size and impact of public cash support for children in cross-national perspective

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-102

  Figari, Francesco ^a,b   Paulus, Alari ^a   Sutherland, Holly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

child poverty; children; European Union; microsimulation; taxes and cash benefits

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650768726     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439310370104     Document Type: Article

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