Does increased access increase equality? Gender and child health investments in India

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-76

  Oster, Emily ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NBER ^*

Author keywords

Health care; Health investments; Social services

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INVESTMENT; PUBLIC ACCESS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 61549092187     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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