Do family wealth shocks affect fertility choices Evidence from the housing market

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 464-475

  Lovenheim, Michael F ^a   Mumford, Kevin J ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84886043563     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00266     Document Type: Article

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