The effect of family background on children's level of schooling attainment in Spain

Applied Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1327-1334

  Peraita, Carlos ^a   Sánchez, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

SPAIN;

EID: 0032436056     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368498324940     Document Type: Article

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