Effects of growing wage disparities and changing family composition on the U.S. income distribution

European Economic Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4-6, 1999, Pages 853-865

  Burtless, Gary ^a  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings inequality; Family structure; Income distribution

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032773210     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(98)00099-3     Document Type: Article

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