Changes in income within a cohort over the later life course: Evidence for income status convergence

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 495-504

  Prus, Steven G ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cohort analysis; Income inequality; Status maintenance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PENSION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0036925435     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S071498080000204X     Document Type: Article

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