On the living arrangements of elderly widows

International Economic Review

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 773-801

  Ríos Rull, José Víctor ^a   Bethencourt, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 67650902186     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2009.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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