Men's and women's economic activity and first marriage: Jews in Israel, 1987-1995

Demographic Research

Volumn 22, Issue , 2010, Pages 933-964

  Raz Yurovich, Liat ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 77955043172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.29     Document Type: Article

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