Does the birth order affect the cognitive development of a child?

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1799-1818

  Heiland, Frank ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILD CARE; MODELING;

EID: 78649525650     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840601083220     Document Type: Article

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