From libertinism to marital commitment: The economics of marital search with heterogeneous agents

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-98

  Le Guirriec, Gaelle ^a,b   Vaillant, Nicolas ^b,c  

^a NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PANTHÉON ASSAS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Adverse selection; Libertine males and females; Matchmaking agency (marriage bureau); Personal ads; Search for partners

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; MARRIAGE;

CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 19544391788     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10818-004-6993-3     Document Type: Article

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