American Economic Association The Changing Incidence and Severity of Poverty Spells among Female-Headed Families Author(s): David Card and Rebecca M. Blank Source: The American Economic Review, Vol. 98, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the One Hundred Twentieth Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (May, 2008), pp. 387-391 Published by: American Economic Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/29730052 . Accessed: 30/03/2014 14:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. . American Economic Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The American Economic Review. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 128.97.202.66 on Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:18:31 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions