The effect of marital dissolution on the labour supply of males and females: Evidence from Canada

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 787-809

  Mueller, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Labour supply; Marital dissolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 29744463631     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2005.07.023     Document Type: Article

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