The demand for children in Arab countries: Evidence from panel and count data models

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 435-452

  Al Qudsi, Sulayman ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Negative binomial; Panel data; Pro natal policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032220063     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050078     Document Type: Article

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