Economies of scale, resource dilution and education choice in developing countries: Evidence from Chinese households
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Keywords
Scale economies; Quantity-quality tradeoff; Resource dilution; Optimal sibling size;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
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