Unintended Consequences of Welfare Cuts on Children and Adolescents

Research report

April 2024

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Externally reviewed

Study Paper No. 202

Forskningsrapport

Written by Written by Rasmus Landersø, research professor, ROCKWOOL Foundation Lars Højsgaard Andersen, research professor, ROCKWOOL Foundation Christian Dustmann, professor, University College London, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin

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