The effect of child labor on learning achievement

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 385-398

  Heady, Christopher ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Child labor; Education; Ghana

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LEARNING;

GHANA;

EID: 0037305816     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(02)00186-9     Document Type: Article

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