Are investments in daughters lower when daughters move away? Evidence from Indonesia

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1065-1084

  Levine, David ^a   Kevane, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Gender; Indonesia; Marriage; Son preference; Virilocality

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; INVESTMENT; MARRIAGE; SON PREFERENCE;

INDONESIA;

EID: 0038630623     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(03)00050-0     Document Type: Article

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