Fathers' time investments in children: Do sons get more?

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 839-871

  Mammen, Kristin ^a  

^a Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Gender; Intrahousehold allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955059340     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-009-0272-5     Document Type: Article

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