"Birds of a Feather Flock Together" The Impact of Choice of Spouse on Family Labor Income Inequality
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- Iulie Aslaksen & Tom Wennemo & Rolf Aaberge, 2005. "‘Birds of a Feather Flock Together’: The Impact of Choice of Spouse on Family Labor Income Inequality," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 19(3), pages 491-515, September.
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Family income distribution; decomposition of the Gini coefficient; summary measure for the extent of flocking together.;All these keywords.
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