Why the firstborn is more likely to succeed in life
Jayachandran, S. & Pande, R.
(2014).
Why the firstborn is more likely to succeed in life.
Physical height is an important economic variable reflecting health and human capital. Puzzlingly, however, differences in average height across developing countries are not well explained by differences in wealth. We cannot close the malnutrition gap without addressing the social norms and economic rationales that deprive girls and younger siblings of the resources they need
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2014 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > International Growth Centre |
| Date Deposited | 21 Jun 2017 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/81948 |
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