Siblings and human capital: A comparison between Italy and France

This paper investigates how family size affects children's human capital, comparing Italy and France. We tested the dilution effect in these countries, starting with the assumption that the higher the number of siblings, the fewer parental resources are available for each child, and the low...

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Main Authors: Giulia Ferrari, Gianpiero Dalla-Zuanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2010-09-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/21/