Are brothers really better? Sibling sex composition and educational achievement revisited

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 250-284

  Kaestner, Robert ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0001717868     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146215     Document Type: Article

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