The role of low expectations in health and education investment and hazardous consumption

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1151-1172

  Clark, Jeremy ^a   Kim, Bonggeun ^b   Poulton, Richie ^c   Milne, Barry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HUMAN CAPITAL; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33750493587     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2006.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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