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| Hao, Lingxin | 1 |
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Direct linkHao, Lingxin; Cherlin, Andrew J. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2004
This study estimates the effect of welfare reform on adolescent behaviors using a difference-indifferences approach. After defining the prereform and reform cohorts and considering the life course development of adolescent behavior by following each cohort from age 14 to age 16, we compare the welfare-target and nontarget populations in the two…
Descriptors: Females, Dropouts, Pregnancy, Welfare Services
