Getting a job is only half the battle: Maternal job loss and child classroom behavior in low-income families

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 310-333

  Hill, Heather D ^a   Morris, Pamela A ^b,c   Castells, Nina ^c   Walker, Jessica Thornton ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MDRC ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 79952378595     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20565     Document Type: Article

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