Divorce, Remarriage, and Welfare: A General Equilibrium Approach
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Divorce, Remarriage and Welfare: A General Equilibrium Approach
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the European Economic Association
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1542-4766,1542-4774
DOI: 10.1162/jeea.2006.4.2-3.415