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The effects of multiple welfare program participatifon on educational expenditures and time use: Evidence from the social safety net in China

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  • Zhao, Xi
  • Wang, Julia Shu-Huah

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This study examined the effects of participation in multiple social safety net programs (in particular, Dibao and an education subsidy) on the educational expenditures and educational time use of middle school students in China.

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  • Zhao, Xi & Wang, Julia Shu-Huah, 2021. "The effects of multiple welfare program participatifon on educational expenditures and time use: Evidence from the social safety net in China," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:131:y:2021:i:c:s0190740921003558
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106279
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