The impact of women's employment on the distribution of earnings among married-couple households: A comparison between 1973 and 1992-1994

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 295-301

  Lehrer, Evelyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0042726196     PISSN: 10629769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1062-9769(00)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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