Two sides of the same coin? The differing roles of assets and consumer debt in marriage

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-104

  Dew, Jeffrey ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Conflict; Debts; Marriage; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847274296     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-006-9051-6     Document Type: Article

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