Gender differences in parental investment in education

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 453-468

  Alderman, Harold ^a   King, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender disparities; Schooling investments

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GENDER DISPARITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT;

EID: 0032411091     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-349X(98)00040-X     Document Type: Article

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