The price of marriage: Net vs. gross flows and the South Asian dowry debate

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 542-551

  Edlund, Lena ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 33845670785     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jeea.2006.4.2-3.542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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