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Cohabitation and the Uneven Retreat from Marriage in the United States, 1950–2010

In: Human Capital in History: The American Record

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  • Shelly Lundberg
  • Robert A. Pollak

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  • Leah Platt Boustan & Carola Frydman & Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Human Capital in History: The American Record," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number bous12-1, May.
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    1. Héctor Bellido & José Alberto Molina & Anne Solaz & Elena Stancanelli, 2016. "Do children of the first marriage deter divorce?," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-01299948, HAL.
    2. Stearns, Jenna, 2015. "The effects of paid maternity leave: Evidence from Temporary Disability Insurance," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 85-102.

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