Quality of available mates, education, and household labor supply

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 558-574

  Negrusa, Brighita ^a   Oreffice, Sonia ^b  

^a NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 77954789755     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2008.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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