Divorce, educational attainment, and the earnings mobility of sons

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-245

  Couch, Kenneth A ^a   Lillard, Dean R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Educational attainment; Intergenerational earnings correlations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007042717     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024922812379     Document Type: Article

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