Intrahousehold allocation of nutrients in rural India: Are boys favored? Do parents exhibit inequality aversion?

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 32-54

  Behrman, Jere R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 34447161969     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041845     Document Type: Article

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