Farm earnings, educational attainment, and role of public policy: Some evidence from Mexico

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2143-2154

  Singh, Ram D ^a   Santiago, Maria ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FARM INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA; PUBLIC POLICY; SCHOOLING DEMAND;

MEXICO;

EID: 0031433505     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(97)00107-1     Document Type: Article

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