Is marriage always good for children?: Evidence from families affected by incarceration

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1046-1088

  Finlay, Keith ^a   Neumark, David ^b,c,d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d IZA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; EDUCATION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; MARRIAGE;

EID: 78049276398     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.45.4.1046     Document Type: Article

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