Economic Determinants of Divorce Among Dual-Earner Couples: Jews in Israel;Les déterminants économiques du divorce parmi les couples à double revenu: Le cas des juifs en Israël

European Journal of Population

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-203

  Raz Yurovich, Liat ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Divorce; Dual career; Dual earner; Employment stability; Israeli families; Marital dissolution; Paid work; Register data

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DIVORCE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY STRUCTURE; MARRIAGE; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84862180231     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-012-9256-3     Document Type: Article

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