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The Role of Food Stamp Recertification and TANF Time Limits in Caseload Dynamics

David C. Ribar, Marilyn Edelhoch and Qiduan Liu
Journal of Human Resources, January 2008, 43 (1) 208-238; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.43.1.208
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