Trends in the relative household income of working-age men with work limitations: Correcting the record using internal current population survey data

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 162-169

  Burkhauser, Richard V ^a   Larrimore, Jeff ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings; Income; Inequality; Topcoding; Work limitations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450048042     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: 15384802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207309333430     Document Type: Article

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