How do friendships form?

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-119

  Marmaros, David ^a   Sacerdote, Bruce ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33644849846     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2006.121.1.79     Document Type: Article

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