A change in the earnings penalty for British men with working wives: Evidence from the 1980's and 1990's

Labour Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-134

  Blackaby, D H ^a   Carlin, Paul S ^b   Murphy, P D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Male earnings working wives British

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750949347     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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