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The Effect of Marital Breakup on the Income Distribution of Women with Children

Elizabeth O. Ananat and Guy Michaels
Journal of Human Resources, July 2008, 43 (3) 611-629; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.43.3.611
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