Gender differences in mate selection: Evidence from a speed dating experiment

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 673-697

  Fisman, Raymond ^a   Iyengar, Sheena S ^a   Kamenica, Emir ^a   Simonson, Itamar ^a  

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EID: 33646344215     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2006.121.2.673     Document Type: Article

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