The relationship between wife's education and husband's earnings: Evidence from 1960 to 2000

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-214

  Jepsen, Lisa K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Husband's earnings; Marriage; Wife's education

Indexed keywords

EID: 21044445625     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-005-0710-4     Document Type: Article

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