Single Parenthood and Childhood Outcomes in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Urban South
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JEL classification:
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- N3 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HIS-2006-02-26 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-URE-2006-02-26 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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