The Influence of Men's Income and Employment on Marriage and Cohabitation: Testing Oppenheimer's Theory in Europe;L'impact du niveau de revenu et du travail des hommes sur le mariage et la cohabitation: la théorie d'Oppenheimer testée en Europe

European Journal of Population

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-293

  Kalmijn, Matthijs ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Education; Employment; Europe; Income; Marriage

Indexed keywords

COHABITATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; INCOME; MARRIAGE; PANEL DATA;

EUROPE;

EID: 80052266748     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-011-9238-x     Document Type: Article

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