Married women's labor supply and spousal health insurance coverage in the United States: Results from panel data

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 391-406

  Murasko, Jason E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Labor; Marriage; Panel data

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749113390     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-008-9119-6     Document Type: Article

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