The impacts of family size on investment in child quality

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 738-754

  Cáceres Delpiano, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL DATA;

EID: 33846373756     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xli.4.738     Document Type: Article

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