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Birth Endowments And Parental Investments: New Evidence From Twins

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  • DANYELLE BRANCO
  • BLADIMIR CARRILLO
  • JOSÉ G. FÉRES

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  • Danyelle Branco & Bladimir Carrillo & José G. Féres, 2018. "Birth Endowments And Parental Investments: New Evidence From Twins," Anais do XLIV Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 44th Brazilian Economics Meeting] 196, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].
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