The married widow: Marriage penalties matter!

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 634-664

  Baker, Michael ^a   Kantarevic, Jasmin ^a   Hanna, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 33846162558     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/1542476041423377     Document Type: Article

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