Complements versus substitutes and trends in fertility choice in dynastic models

International Economic Review

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 671-699

  Jones, Larry E ^a,b   Schoonbroodt, Alice ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955381363     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2010.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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