The impact of education in rural Ghana: Examining household labor allocation and returns on and off the farm

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 287-314

  Jolliffe, Dean ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Censored LAD regression; Farm households; Ghana; Human capital; Off farm income; Sample design effects

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; TIME ALLOCATION;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0942299869     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.02.002     Document Type: Article

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