On the likelihood of finding the right partner in an arranged marriage

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 273-280

  Batabyal, Amitrajeet A ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arranged marriage; D81; Decision making; J12; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011715006     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-5357(01)00095-6     Document Type: Article

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