Private incentives and social interactions: Fertility puzzles in Israel

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 181-211

  Manski, Charles F ^a   Mayshar, Joram ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 33645261419     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/154247603322256800     Document Type: Article

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