The mystery of monogamy

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 333-357

  Gould, Eric D ^a,b   Moav, Omer ^a,c   Simhon, Avi ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Shalem College

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41849118080     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.1.333     Document Type: Article

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