Does population control lead to better child quality? Evidence from China’s one-child policy enforcement
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Quantity-quality trade-off; Family planning; Child education;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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