An effective punishment scheme to reduce extramarital affairs: An economic approach

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-175

  Liu, Xuemei ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adultery; Alimony; Extramarital affairs; Punishment; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549085376     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-007-9041-7     Document Type: Article

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