Registered domestic partnerships among gay men and lesbians: The role of economic factors

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 327-346

  Badgett, M V Lee ^a,b   Gates, Gary J ^b   Maisel, Natalya C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic partnership; Economics of household; Lesbian and gay issues; Marriage; Same sex couples; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349098941     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-008-9041-6     Document Type: Article

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