Is marriage poisonous? Are relationships taxing? An analysis of the male marital wage differential in Denmark

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 412-433

  Gupta, Nabanita Datta ^a   Smith, Nina ^b   Stratton, Leslie S ^c  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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