The Economics of Dating in American Cities: Direct Costs, Payment Norms, Inflation, Metropolitan Price Differences, and Uncertain Relational Return
Abstract
This study examines the direct and optional costs of dating across 387 United States metropolitan statistical areas. It combines the Consumer Price Index, Consumer Expenditure Survey, Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, national online-dating evidence, and peer-reviewed research on date-payment norms.
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