Lucky to have a sister: The effects of unmarried sister on brother outcomes in late imperial China
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Keywords
Unmarried sister; Brother; Fertility outcome; Free-rider problem; Co-residential family;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- N35 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Asia including Middle East
- Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General
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