Sibling rivalry and the gender gap: Evidence from child health outcomes in Ghana

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 471-493

  Garg, Ashish ^a   Morduch, Jonathan ^b  

^a BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender gap; Ghana; Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032218503     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050080     Document Type: Article

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