How do cohabiting couples with children spend their money?

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 286-295

  Deleire, Thomas ^a   Kalil, Ariel ^b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cohabitation; Expenditure; Family structure; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745289584     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2005.00116.x     Document Type: Review

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