Parent-child bargaining, parental transfers, and the post-secondary education decision

Applied Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-436

  Kalenkoski, Charlene ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MODELING; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

EID: 40149094034     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600690264     Document Type: Article

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