The economic benefit of remarriage: Gender and income class

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 21-39

  Ozawa, Martha N ^a   Yon, Hong Sik ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic impact; Gender; Income status; Remarriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009638055     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v36n03_02     Document Type: Article

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