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Reconsidering the effect of family size on labour supply: the twin problems of the twin birth instrument

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  • Nils Braakmann & John Wildman, 2016. "Reconsidering the effect of family size on labour supply: the twin problems of the twin birth instrument," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 179(4), pages 1093-1115, October.
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    2. Yusuf Sofiyandi1, 2018. "The Effect of Residential Location and Housing Unit Characteristics on Labor Force Participation of Childbearing Women in Indonesia: Using Twin Births As A Quasi-Natural Experiment," LPEM FEBUI Working Papers 201822, LPEM, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, revised Jul 2018.

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