Welfare reform and the subjective well-being of single mothers

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 203-238

  Herbst, Chris M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Happiness; Single mothers; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868117744     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-012-0406-z     Document Type: Article

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