Income, program participation, poverty, and financial vulnerability: Research and data needs

Journal of Economic and Social Measurement

Volumn 40, Issue 1-4, 2015, Pages 27-68

  Ziliak, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Income inequality; intergenerational mobility; material hardship; nonresponse; panel data; topcode

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FUTURE PROSPECT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR POLICY; PANEL DATA; POVERTY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940531325     PISSN: 07479662     EISSN: 18758932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JEM-150397     Document Type: Article

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