Is the marginal child more likely to be murdered? An examination of state abortion ratios and infant homicide

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 611-630

  Kalist, David E ^a   Molinari, Noelle A ^b  

^a SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CHILD; INFANT MORTALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749124112     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xli.3.611     Document Type: Review

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