Cohabitation, marriage, and divorce in a model of match quality

International Economic Review

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 451-494

  Brien, Michael J ^a   Lillard, Lee A ^a   Stern, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 33645718783     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2006.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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