Assortative mating among unmarried parents: Implications for ability to pay child support

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 417-432

  Garfinkel, Irwin ^a   Glei, Dana ^b   McLanahan, Sara S ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Child support; Unmarried parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036667678     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480100100     Document Type: Review

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