The widow's offering: Inheritance, family structure, and the charitable gifts of women

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 356-367

  McGranahan, Leslie ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Bequests; Blinder Oaxaca decomposition; Charitable bequests; Charitable giving; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 66049100203     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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