Endowments at Birth and Parents' Investments in Children

Economic Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 593, 2016, Pages 781-820

  Adhvaryu, Achyuta ^a   Nyshadham, Anant ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; IMMUNIZATION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; VACCINE;

TANZANIA;

EID: 84973664275     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12186     Document Type: Article

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