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Dating Preferences and Meeting Opportunities in Mate Choice Decisions

Michèle Belot and Marco Francesconi
Journal of Human Resources, March 2013, 48 (2) 474-508; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.48.2.474

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Dating Preferences and Meeting Opportunities in Mate Choice Decisions
Michèle Belot, Marco Francesconi
Journal of Human Resources Mar 2013, 48 (2) 474-508; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.48.2.474
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