Community effects and desired schooling of parents and children in Mexico

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 311-325

  Binder, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community effects; Education in developing countries

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INCOME; NEIGHBORHOOD;

MEXICO;

EID: 0032798555     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7757(98)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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