Parental monetary investments in children: A focus on china

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 113-139

  Bian, Jie ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital investments; One child policy; Parental investments; Quantity and quality of children

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149119107     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02265033     Document Type: Article

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