Birth-spacing, fertility and neonatal mortality in India: Dynamics, frailty, and fecundity

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 274-290

  Bhalotra, Sonia ^a   Soest, Arthur van ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birth spacing; Dynamic panel data models; Fertility; Health; India; Neonatal mortality; Siblings

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DYNAMIC MODELS; HEALTH CARE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BIRTH SPACING; DYNAMIC PANEL DATA MODELS; FERTILITY; NEONATAL MORTALITY; SIBLINGS;

NEONATAL MONITORING;

EID: 39149133691     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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