Peers effects on a fertility decision : an application for Medellín, Colombia

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Borradores de Economía; No. 777
Date published
2013-08-22
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2013-08-22
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Morales-Zurita, Leonardo Fabio
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Abstract
This paper addresses the estimation of peer group effects on a fertility decision. The peer group is composed of neighbors with similar socio-demographic characteristics. In order to deal with the endogeneity problem associated to the estimation of neighb
JEL Codes
J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Keywords
Fertility ; Family planning ; Demographic economics ; Social interaction models ;
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https://repositorio.banrep.gov.co/handle/20.500.12134/5917
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12134/5917
https://doi.org/10.32468/be.777
https://ideas.repec.org/p/bdr/borrec/777.html
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