Fertility, growth, and public investments in children

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4 SUPPL. A, 1997, Pages 835-843

  Zhang, Jie ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CHILD INVESTMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; FERTILITY RATES; THEORY;

EID: 0031420802     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136272     Document Type: Article

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