Estimating the time elapsed between ending a relationship and joining a matchmaking agency: Evidence from a French marriage bureau

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 789-802

  Vaillant, Nicolas G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PANTHÉON ASSAS   (France)

Author keywords

Arbitration autarky market; Matchmaking agency (marriage bureau); Partner search

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342571550     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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