The effects of public policy on marital status in the United States

Marriage and the Economy: Theory and Evidence from Advanced Industrial Societies

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 75-102

  Whittington, Leslie A ^a   Alm, James ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43349092630     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511615863.006     Document Type: Chapter

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