Giving mom a break: The impact of higher EITC payments on maternal health

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 258-290

  Evans, William N ^a   Garthwaite, Craig L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84900495194     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.6.2.258     Document Type: Article

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