Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household

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Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household. / Browning, Martin; Donni, Olivier; Gørtz, Mette.

In: Economic Journal, Vol. 131, No. 635, 2021, p. 1051–1080.

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Browning, M, Donni, O & Gørtz, M 2021, 'Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household', Economic Journal, vol. 131, no. 635, pp. 1051–1080. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa118

APA

Browning, M., Donni, O., & Gørtz, M. (2021). Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household. Economic Journal, 131(635), 1051–1080. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa118

Vancouver

Browning M, Donni O, Gørtz M. Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household. Economic Journal. 2021;131(635):1051–1080. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa118

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Browning, Martin ; Donni, Olivier ; Gørtz, Mette. / Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household. In: Economic Journal. 2021 ; Vol. 131, No. 635. pp. 1051–1080.

Bibtex

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