A demographic analysis of the family structure experiences of children in the United States

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-221

  Blau, David M ^a   van der Klaauw, Wilbert ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cohabitation; Family structure; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249169404     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-008-9030-9     Document Type: Article

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