The linked survival prospects of siblings: Evidence for the Indian states

Population Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-190

  Arulampalam, Wiji ^a   Bhalotra, Sonia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clustering; Dynamic random effects logit; Gender; India; Infant mortality; Scarring; Sex; Siblings; State dependence; Unobserved heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH POLICY; INFANT MORTALITY; PREGNANCY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 47349084866     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720802000176     Document Type: Article

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