The economics of fatherhood

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 378-382

  Willis, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0040951424     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.2.378     Document Type: Article

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