The economic consequences of absent parents

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 80-107

  Page, Marianne E ^a   Stevens, Ann Huff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVORCE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME;

EID: 16344368596     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3559006     Document Type: Article

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