Household bargaining and excess fertility: An experimental study in zambia

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2210-2237

  Ashraf, Nava ^a   Field, Erica ^b   Lee, Jean ^c  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84904438250     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.7.2210     Document Type: Article

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