Schooling of girls and boys in a West African country: The effects of parental education, income, and household structure

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-87

  Glick, Peter ^a   Sahn, David E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Human capital

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION--DETERMINANTS; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; FAMILY SIZE; FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA; GUINEA; JUVENILE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; RESEARCH; RESEARCH REPORT; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WESTERN AFRICA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EDUCATION--DETERMINANTS; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA; GUINEA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARENTS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WESTERN AFRICA; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, NORTHERN; AFRICA, WESTERN; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; GUINEA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARENTS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RESEARCH; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0342546528     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7757(99)00029-1     Document Type: Article

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