Gradients of the intergenerational transmission of health in developing countries

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 660-672

  Bhalotra, Sonia ^a   Rawlings, Samantha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84882591052     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00263     Document Type: Article

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