Living arrangements, employment status, and the economic well-being of mothers: Evidence from Brazil, Chile, and the U.S.

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-334

  Light, Audrey ^a   Ureta, Manuelita ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

household income; living arrangements; marital status; maternal employment; quantile regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444359652     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JEEI.0000039944.21510.ef     Document Type: Article

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