Sex selection and gender balance

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 214-244

  Bhaskar, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79958172322     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.3.1.214     Document Type: Article

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