The power of money in dual-earner couples: A comparative study

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 367-383

  Ludwig Mayerhofer, Wolfgang ^a   Allmendinger, Jutta ^b   Hirseland, Andreas ^c   Schneider, Werner ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^c Bundesagentur fur Arbeit   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

couples; financial arrangements; gender; inequality; international comparison; money

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255166207     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699311422091     Document Type: Article

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