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The influence of women’s work opportunities on marriage rates

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  • Alan Richards

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  • Samuel Preston & Alan Richards, 1975. "The influence of women’s work opportunities on marriage rates," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 12(2), pages 209-222, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:12:y:1975:i:2:p:209-222
    DOI: 10.2307/2060761
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    1. Freiden, Alan, 1974. "The United States Marriage Market," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 82(2), pages 34-53, Part II, .
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