Incentive to Retrench? Institutional Moral Hazard among Federal & State Social Assistance Programs after Welfare Reform
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federalism; Institutional moral hazard; social policy; Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program; Supplemental Security Income; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families;All these keywords.
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