Marriage, marital history, and black - white wealth differentials among older women

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 342-362

  Addo, Fenaba R ^a   Lichter, Daniel T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Black women; Decomposition; Marriage; Quantile regression; Race; Wealth inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875242486     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12007     Document Type: Article

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