Why do only 5.5% of black men marry white women?

International Economic Review

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 803-826

  Wong, Linda Y ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042025061     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2354.t01-1-00090     Document Type: Review

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