Multiple experiments for the causal link between the quantity and quality of children

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 773-823

  Angrist, Joshua ^a   Lavy, Victor ^b,c   Schlosser, Analia ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 77957901811     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653830     Document Type: Article

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