Family Size and Educational Attainment: Cousins, Contexts, and Compensation

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Family Size and Educational Attainment : Cousins, Contexts, and Compensation. / Blaabæk, Ea Hoppe; Jæger, Mads Meier; Molitoris, Joseph John.

In: European Journal of Population, Vol. 36, 2020, p. 575–600.

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Blaabæk, EH, Jæger, MM & Molitoris, JJ 2020, 'Family Size and Educational Attainment: Cousins, Contexts, and Compensation', European Journal of Population, vol. 36, pp. 575–600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-019-09543-y

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Blaabæk, E. H., Jæger, M. M., & Molitoris, J. J. (2020). Family Size and Educational Attainment: Cousins, Contexts, and Compensation. European Journal of Population, 36, 575–600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-019-09543-y

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Blaabæk EH, Jæger MM, Molitoris JJ. Family Size and Educational Attainment: Cousins, Contexts, and Compensation. European Journal of Population. 2020;36:575–600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-019-09543-y

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Blaabæk, Ea Hoppe ; Jæger, Mads Meier ; Molitoris, Joseph John. / Family Size and Educational Attainment : Cousins, Contexts, and Compensation. In: European Journal of Population. 2020 ; Vol. 36. pp. 575–600.

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