Positive and negative preferences in human mate selection

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 273-291

  Vaillant, Nicolas Gérard ^a   Wolff, François Charles ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Human mate selection; Marriage bureau

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957510224     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-010-9089-y     Document Type: Article

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