Falling out of love and down the housing ladder: A longitudinal analysis of marital separation and home ownership

European Sociological Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 512-524

  Lersch, Philipp M ^a   Vidal, Sergi ^b,c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84906222193     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcu055     Document Type: Article

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