Child mortality, fertility, and human capital accumulation

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 285-297

  Azarnert, Leonid V ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Economic growth; Fertility; Human capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745324463     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-005-0020-4     Document Type: Article

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