Why do larger families reduce parental investments in child quality, but not child quality per se?

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 523-537

  Frenette, Marc ^a  

^a Social Research and Demonstration Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child quality; Fertility; Parental investments

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255135486     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-010-9115-0     Document Type: Article

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