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Measuring the Effects of Welfare Time Limits

Marc K. Chan
Journal of Human Resources, January 2018, 53 (1) 232-271; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.1.0814-6554R2
Marc K. Chan
Marc Chan is an associate professor at University of Melbourne and a visiting scholar at University of Technology Sydney.
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