What determines family structure?

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 579-604

  Blau, David M ^a   van der Klaauw, Wilbert ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84870451315     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2010.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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