Family types and the persistence of regional disparities in Europe

Economic Geography

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-47

  Duranton, Gilles ^a   Andrés, Rodríguez Pose ^b   Sandall, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic wealth and dynamism regions; Education; Europe; Family types; Institutions; Labor force participation; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FAMILY STRUCTURE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LABOR PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EUROPE;

EID: 72749099832     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2008.01002.x     Document Type: Article

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