Session 39:
Union Formation in Developed Countries
Chair: Cynthia G. Colen, Ohio State University
Discussant: Megan M. Sweeney, University of California, Los Angeles
Job Autonomy and Marriage Formation: A Comparison between Men and Women Janet Kuo, University of Texas at Austin ; Kelly Raley, University of Texas at Austin
Just a Matter of Time. Cohabitations as Real Alternatives or Trial Marriage in Spain and Italy Maria Carella, Università degli Studi di Bari ; Thaís García Pereiro, Università degli Studi di Bari ; Roberta Pace, Università degli Studi di Bari
Marriage Formation and Economic Opportunity in the United States: 1970-2000 Catherine A. Fitch, University of Minnesota ; Sheela Kennedy, University of Minnesota ; J. Michael Oakes, University of Minnesota ; Steven Ruggles, University of Minnesota
Love, Marriage, Then the Baby Carriage? Marriage Timing and Childbearing in Sweden Jennifer A. Holland, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)
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