On the production of skills and the birth-order effect

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 699-726

  Pavan, Ronni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84983541272     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: 15488004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.3.0913-5920R     Document Type: Article

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