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Revisiting unit roots in divorce rates

Marko KorhonenDepartment of Economics, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4600, OuluFIN-90014, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mikko PuhakkaDepartment of Economics, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4600, OuluFIN-90014, Finland
Pages 628-631 | Published online: 28 Oct 2014

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