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Family expenditures post-welfare reform in the UK: Are low-income families starting to catch up?

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  • Waldfogel, Jane
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  • Gregg, Paul & Waldfogel, Jane & Washbrook, Elizabeth, 2006. "Family expenditures post-welfare reform in the UK: Are low-income families starting to catch up?," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 13(6), pages 721-746, December.
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