The changing role of education in the marriage market: Assortative marriage in Canada and the United States since the 1970s

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 337-366

  Hou, Feng ^a   Myles, John ^b  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84901839411     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29173/cjs551     Document Type: Article

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