Sibling rivalry and strategic parental transfers

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 821-836

  Chang, Yang Ming ^a   Weisman, Dennis L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 18144410207     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20062082     Document Type: Article

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