Early childbearing, high school completion, and college enrollment: Evidence from 1980 high school sophomores

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 303-324

  Mcelroy, Susan Williams ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000464781     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0272-7757(96)00008-8     Document Type: Article

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