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Out of the Wallet and into the Purse

Using Micro Data to Test Income Pooling

Jennifer Ward-Batts
Journal of Human Resources, March 2008, 43 (2) 325-351; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.43.2.325
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