School-leaving decisions in Australia: A cohort analysis

Education Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-65

  Le, Anh T ^a   Miller, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 2442617152     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964529042000193943     Document Type: Article

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