Uncertainty about children's survival and fertility: A test using indian microdata

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 263-278

  Atella, Vincenzo ^a   Rosati, Furio Camillo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Count data; Fertility; Non altruistic model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034341079     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050137     Document Type: Article

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