Children's stunting in sub-Saharan Africa: Is there an externality effect of high fertility?
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2011.25.18
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Keywords
fertility; Africa; multilevel model; stunting; siblings; consequences of high fertility; externality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General
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