The price of female headship: Gender, inheritance, and wealth accumulation in the United States

Journal of Income Distribution

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 41-56

  Conley, Dalton ^a   Ryvicker, Miriam ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female Headed Households; Gender; Inheritance; Net Worth; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745776651     PISSN: 09266437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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