Do parents' social activities promote children's school attainments? Evidence from the German socioeconomic panel

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-108

  Büchel, Felix ^b   Duncan, Greg J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fatherhood; Parent time use; Schooling achievement; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038594201     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353444     Document Type: Article

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