Is there a 'marriage premium' for gay men?

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-389

  Zavodny, Madeline ^a,b  

^a AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gay; Heterosexual; Male marriage premium

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349101356     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-007-9022-1     Document Type: Article

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