Marriage paradoxes

Rationality and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-206

  Frey, Bruno S ^a   Eichenberger, Reiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 21344457405     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346396008002004     Document Type: Article

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