The economics of partner out trading in sexual markets

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-222

  Cameron, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adultery; Economics; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MARKET CONDITIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036988625     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021704330652     Document Type: Article

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