Duration of first marriage: Does pre-marital cohabitation matter?

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 217-219

  Georgellis, Yannis ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042769965     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/758520867     Document Type: Article

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