Is There an Effect of Incremental Welfare Benefits on Fertility Behavior? A Look at the Family Cap
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- Melissa Schettini Kearney, 2004. "Is There an Effect of Incremental Welfare Benefits on Fertility Behavior?: A Look at the Family Cap," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 39(2).
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JEL classification:
- H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAB-2002-08-08 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-PBE-2002-08-08 (Public Economics)
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