Family matters: Impacts of family background on educational attainments

Economica

Volumn 68, Issue 270, 2001, Pages 137-156

  Ermisch, John ^a   Francesconi, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 20644458324     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00239     Document Type: Article

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