All in the family: Mental health spillover effects between working spouses

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Fletcher, Jason ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Peer effects; Spousal spillovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 62649107987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.1967     Document Type: Article

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