Child care subsidies and childhood obesity

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 349-378

  Herbst, Chris M ^a   Tekin, Erdal ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Child care; Obesity; Quantile regression; Subsidy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051936893     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-010-9087-0     Document Type: Article

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