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The international child poverty gap: Does Demography matter?

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  • Patrick Heuveline & Matthew Weinshenker, 2008. "The international child poverty gap: Does Demography matter?," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 45(1), pages 173-191, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:45:y:2008:i:1:p:173-191
    DOI: 10.1353/dem.2008.0007
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    15. Biegert, Thomas & Brady, David & Hipp, Lena, 2022. "Cross-National Variation in the Relationship between Welfare Generosity and Single Mother Employment," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 702(1), pages 37-54.
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