Does divorce law matter?

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 607-633

  Fella, Giulio ^a   Mariotti, Marco ^a   Manzini, Paola ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27744474219     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/1542476041423359     Document Type: Article

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