Do children from small families do better?

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-25

  Parr, Nick ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Developed countries; Economic theory; Education; Family size; Fertility; Income; Intergenerational social mobility; Life satisfaction; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FERTILITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34247599374     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03031865     Document Type: Article

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