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Revealed beliefs and the marriage market return to education

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  • Abi Adams-Prassl

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  • Alison Andrew & Abi Adams-Prassl, 2022. "Revealed beliefs and the marriage market return to education," IFS Working Papers W22/48, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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