Spousal income and sick leave: What do twins tell us about causality?

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 407-426

  Nilsson, William ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Causality; Education; Income; Sick leave; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749109954     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-008-9108-9     Document Type: Article

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