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Making Big Decisions: The Impact of Moves on Marriage among U.S. Army Personnel

Susan Payne Carter and Abigail Wozniak
Published online before print May 13, 2021, 0919-10429R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.1.0919-10429R1
Susan Payne Carter
U.S. Military Academy, West Point
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, NBER and IZA
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