Fatter attraction: Anthropometric and socioeconomic matching on the marriage market

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 659-695

  Chiappori, Pierre André ^a   Oreffice, Sonia ^b   Quintana Domeque, Climent ^b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EDUCATION; MARKET SYSTEM; MARRIAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRADE-OFF; WAGE;

EID: 84869208908     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: 1537534X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667941     Document Type: Article

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