Old-age wealth in Mexico: The role of reproductive, human capital, and employment decisions

Research on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-439

  Wong, Rebeca ^a   DeGraff, Deborah S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Employment; Life course; Mexico; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349188984     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027509333452     Document Type: Article

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