A theory of occupational choice with endogenous fertility

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1-34

  Mookherjee, Dilip ^a   Prina, Silvia ^b   Ray, Debraj ^c  

^a USA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84872175937     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.4.4.1     Document Type: Article

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