Women's labor market involvement and family income mobility when marriages end

New England Economic Review

Volumn , Issue 4 4TH QUARTER, 2002, Pages 65-

  Bradbury, Katharine ^a   Katz, Jane ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LABOR MARKET; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038662013     PISSN: 00284726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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