The effects of income and children on marital happiness - Evidence from middle- and old-aged couples

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 521-524

  Tao, Hung Lin ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; INCOME; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 22144437435     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850500120045     Document Type: Article

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