The impact of earnings disregards on the behavior of low-income families

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-35

  Matsudaira, Jordan D ^a   Blank, Rebecca M ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84889645014     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21725     Document Type: Article

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