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Robots, Marriageable Men, Family, and Fertility

Massimo Anelli, Osea Giuntella and Luca Stella
Published online before print November 15, 2021, 1020-11223R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1020-11223R1
Massimo Anelli
2Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy, Bocconi University.
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Osea Giuntella
3University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics.
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Luca Stella
4Freie Universität Berlin and the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies.
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