Is Welfare Dependency Inherited? Estimating Causal Welfare Transmission Effects Using Swedish Sibling Data
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Social Security
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1388-2627,2399-2948
DOI: 10.1177/138826271501700302