The effect of parental presence, parents' education, and household headship on adolescents' schooling and work in Latin America

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 263-286

  Arends Kuenning, Mary ^a   Duryea, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Child labor; Education; Female headship; Latin America; Single parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744793739     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-006-9011-1     Document Type: Article

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