Kin investment in wage-labor economies: Effects on child and marriage market outcomes

Human Nature

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-114

  Shenk, Mary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital; India; Kin investment; Marriage costs; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244477545     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-005-1008-1     Document Type: Article

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