Evidence of returns to schooling in Africa from household surveys: Monitoring and restructuring the market for education

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Schultz, T Paul ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13244277812     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejh044     Document Type: Article

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