Is the male marriage premium due to selection? The effect of shotgun weddings on the return to marriage

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 313-328

  Ginther, Donna K ^a   Zavodny, Madeline ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Male marriage premium; Shotgun marriages

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035535221     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480000058     Document Type: Article

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