The persistence of wives' income advantage

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 824-842

  Winslow Bowe, Sarah ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fairness and equality; Family economics; Income or wages; Marriage and close relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749568077     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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