How do marriage market conditions affect entrance into cohabitation vs. marriage?

Social Science Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 332-355

  Guzzo, Karen Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Marriage; Marriage market

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646778162     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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