July 13, 2010Open Access

Sibship size and status attainment across contexts: Evidence from the Netherlands, 1840-1925

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This paper investigates the effects of sibship size on status attainment across different contexts and subgroups. Resource dilution theory predicts that with larger sibship size, childrenâs status outcomes fall. However, the empirical record has shown

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