The early bird gets the worm? birth order effects in a dynamic family model

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 690-703

  Gugl, Elisabeth ^a   Welling, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 77954778398     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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