Parental preference, heterogeneity, and human capital inequality

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 381-407

  Ayalew, Tekabe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; INVESTMENT; RURAL ECONOMY;

EID: 14644433734     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425377     Document Type: Article

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