The demand for children in Arab countries: Evidence from panel and count data models
โ Scribed by Sulayman Al-Qudsi
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0933-1433
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