Children's education in the Phillipines: Does high fertility matter?

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-247

  DeGraff, Deborah S ^a   Bilsborrow, Richard E ^b   Herrin, Alejandro N ^c  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Education; Fertility; Philippines; Time allocation

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CHILDREN'S EDUCATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL ENROLLMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FERTILITY; POPULATION FERTILITY; TIME ALLOCATION;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0030424242     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00127050     Document Type: Article

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