Children, parental employment and educational attainment: An English case study

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 599-621

  O'Brien, Margaret ^a   Jones, Deborah ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Community; Parental employment; Social capital; Time use

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032724907     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/23.5.599     Document Type: Article

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