Black and white fertility, differential baby booms: The value of equal education opportunity

Journal of Demographic Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 27-109

  Tamura, Robert ^a   Simon, Curtis ^a   Murphy, Kevin M ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84964746672     PISSN: 20540892     EISSN: 20540906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/dem.2015.17     Document Type: Article

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