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Welfare reform and interstate migration of poor families

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  • Gordon Jong
  • Deborah Graefe
  • Tanja St. Pierre

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  • Gordon Jong & Deborah Graefe & Tanja St. Pierre, 2005. "Welfare reform and interstate migration of poor families," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 42(3), pages 469-496, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:42:y:2005:i:3:p:469-496
    DOI: 10.1007/BF03214592
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