CARROT AND STICK: HOW RE-EMPLOYMENT BONUSES AND BENEFIT SANCTIONS AFFECT EXIT RATES FROM WELFARE

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 275-296

  Van der Klaauw, Bas ^a   Van Ours, Jan C ^b,c,d,e,f  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d CESIFO   (Germany)

^e IZA   (Germany)

^f CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84874022627     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1265     Document Type: Article

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