Assessing the geographic distribution of same sex and opposite sex couples across the United States: Implications for claims of causality between traditional marriage and same sex unions

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-367

  Graham, John W ^a   Barr, Jason ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay and lesbian households; Heterosexual cohabitation; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349129872     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-008-9039-0     Document Type: Article

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