Child gender and parental investments in india: Are boys and girls treated differently?

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1 A, 2014, Pages 157-189

  Barcellos, Silvia Helena ^a   Carvalho, Leandro S ^a   Lleras Muney, Adriana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84894067313     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.6.1.157     Document Type: Article

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