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The Impact of Local Labor Market Conditions on Work and Welfare Decisions: Revisiting an Old Question Using New Data

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  • Chris Herbst

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  • David Stevens

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    Article provided by Springer in its journal Population Research and Policy Review.

    Volume (Year): 29 (2010)
    Issue (Month): 4 (August)
    Pages: 453-479

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    Handle: RePEc:kap:poprpr:v:29:y:2010:i:4:p:453-479
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    Keywords: Employment decisions; Local labor market conditions; Multinomial logit models; Welfare reform;

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