Alternative paths to parenthood: Ivf or child adoption?

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 802-820

  Gumus, Gulcin ^a   Lee, Jungmin ^b,c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84863544106     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2011.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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