Resources, living arrangements and first union formation in the United States, the Netherlands and West Germany

European Journal of Population

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-35

  Mulder, Clara H ^a   Clark, William A V ^b   Wagner, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Marriage; Parental home; Union formation

Indexed keywords

LIVING RESOURCE; PARENTAL CARE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; NETHERLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646557354     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-005-4768-8     Document Type: Article

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