Intra-household allocation of resources: Inferences from non-resident fathers'child support payments

Economic Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 527, 2008, Pages 347-362

  Ermisch, John ^a   Pronzato, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PROBABILITY; WELFARE IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 39649090039     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02124.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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