Small family, smart family? Family size and the IQ scores of young men

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-58

  Black, Sandra E ^a   Devereux, Paul J ^a   Salvanes, Kjell G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; FAMILY PLANNING; MALE; MEMORY; SIZE EFFECT;

NORWAY;

EID: 77952492698     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.45.1.33     Document Type: Article

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