Employment patterns of husbands and wives and family income distribution in Italy (1977-98)

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 221-245

  Del Boca, Daniela ^a   Pasqua, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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EID: 0037829151     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4991.00084     Document Type: Review

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