The ability of women to repay debt after divorce

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 161-168

  Fisher, Jonathan ^a   Lyons, Angela ^b  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alimony; Bankruptcy; Child support; Consumer debt; Default; Divorce; Repayment; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645735398     PISSN: 1554477X     EISSN: 15544788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J501v27n03_11     Document Type: Review

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3. Fisher, Jonathan and Angela Lyons. 2003, "Gender Differences in the Likelihood of Default After Divorce: Does the Source of Income Matter?" Manuscript.
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