For richer or poorer? Marriage as an anti-poverty strategy in the United States

Population

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 509-526

  Sigle Rushton, Wendy ^a   McLanahan, Sara ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MARRIAGE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 0012135909     PISSN: 16342941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3246637     Document Type: Article

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