Women's changing socioeconomic position and union formation in Spain and Portugal

Demographic Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 1513-1546

  Domínguez Folgueras, Marta ^a   Castro Martín, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b CSIC Instituto de Economia Geografia y Demografia IEGD   (Spain)

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EID: 51649095416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.41     Document Type: Article

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