Uncertain paternity, mating market failure, and the institution of marriage
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- Dirk Bethmann & Michael Kvasnicka, 2007. "Uncertain Paternity, Mating Market Failure, and the Institution of Marriage," Discussion Paper Series 0701, Institute of Economic Research, Korea University.
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Marriage; Mating; Paternal Uncertainty; Parental Investment;All these keywords.
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- D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
- J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
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