Proximity of couples to parents: influences of gender, labor market, and family

We use household survey data from the UK to study how close middle-aged men and women in partnerships live to their parents and their partner’s parents. We find a slight tendency for couples to live closer to the woman’s parents than the man’s. This tendency is more pronounced among couples in which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chan, T, Ermisch, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2015