How Welfare Reform Affects Young Children: Experimental Findings from Connecticut—A Research Note
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Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 22, No. 4, 537–550 (2003) © 2003 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/pam.10153 Manuscript received December 2001; out for review December 2001; review complete May 2002; revision complete December 2002; accepted April 2003. Abstract
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