A theory of sex discrimination

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-66

  Danziger, Leif ^a   Katz, Eliakim ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Income sharing; Marriage; Sex discrimination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030268734     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(96)00864-5     Document Type: Article

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