The effect of the original introduction of Medicaid on welfare participation and female labor supply

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 541-556

  Decker, Sandra L ^a   Selck, Frederic W ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

AFDC; Labor supply; Medicaid; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869162652     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-011-9132-7     Document Type: Article

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