Labour supply and the risk of divorce: An analysis of Australian data

Australian Economic Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-165

  Austen, Siobhan ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVORCE; GENDER ROLE; LABOR SUPPLY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 3242737406     PISSN: 00049018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8462.2004.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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