Welfare, marital prospects, and nonmarital childbearing

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 107, Issue 6 PART 2, 1999, Pages

  Rosenzweig, Mark R ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; FERTILITY; MARRIAGE; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033378110     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/250102     Document Type: Conference Paper

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