Education, labor markets and the retreat from marriage

Social Forces

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-63

  Harknett, Kristen ^a   Kuperberg, Arielle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 84864276088     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/90.1.41     Document Type: Article

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