'Til death or taxes do us part: The effect of income taxation on divorce

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 388-412

  Whittington, Leslie A ^a   Aim, James ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 5544304939     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146220     Document Type: Article

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