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The Economics of the Baby Shortage

1978; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/467597

1537-5366

Elisabeth M. Landes, Richard A. Posner,

Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse

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