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The State of Social Safety Net in the Post-Welfare Reform Era

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  • Marianne P. Bitler

    (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)

  • Hilary W. Hoynes

    (University of California, Davis)

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  • Marianne P. Bitler & Hilary W. Hoynes, 2010. "The State of Social Safety Net in the Post-Welfare Reform Era," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 41(2 (Fall)), pages 71-147.
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