Can rising inequality explain aggregate trends in marriage? Evidence from U.S. States, 1977-2005

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Coughlin, Tristan P ^a   Drewianka, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

marriage; wage inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951530977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2416     Document Type: Article

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