Saving for children's college education: An empirical analysis of the trade-off between the quality and quantity of children

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 307-324

  Yilmazer, Tansel ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; College expenses; Life cycle theory of saving and consumption; Quality quantity model of fertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149113447     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-008-9105-z     Document Type: Article

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