"Beyond the melting pot": Cultural transmission, marriage, and the evolution of ethnic and religious traits

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 955-988

  Bisin, Alberto ^a   Verdier, Thierry ^a  

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EID: 0005353907     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355300554953     Document Type: Article

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