Intrafamily resource allocations: A dynamic structural model of birth weight

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 657-706

  Del Bono, Emilia ^a   Ermisch, John ^a   Francesconi, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863840291     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664831     Document Type: Article

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