Fertility and wealth in early colonial India: Evidence from widow suicides (satis) in Bengal
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Keywords
Fertility; Wealth; Early colonial India;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- N35 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Asia including Middle East
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
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