Parental responses to child support obligations: Evidence from administrative data

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Parental responses to child support obligations : Evidence from administrative data. / Rossin-Slater, Maya; Wüst, Miriam.

I: Journal of Public Economics, Bind 164, 01.08.2018, s. 183-196.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Rossin-Slater, M & Wüst, M 2018, 'Parental responses to child support obligations: Evidence from administrative data', Journal of Public Economics, bind 164, s. 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.06.003

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Rossin-Slater, M., & Wüst, M. (2018). Parental responses to child support obligations: Evidence from administrative data. Journal of Public Economics, 164, 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.06.003

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Rossin-Slater M, Wüst M. Parental responses to child support obligations: Evidence from administrative data. Journal of Public Economics. 2018 aug. 1;164:183-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.06.003

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Rossin-Slater, Maya ; Wüst, Miriam. / Parental responses to child support obligations : Evidence from administrative data. I: Journal of Public Economics. 2018 ; Bind 164. s. 183-196.

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