The impact of increased school enrollment on economic growth in Tanzania

African Development Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 274-301

  Holger, Seebens ^a   Wobst, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION; INCOME; RETURNS TO EDUCATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33745195229     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1017-6772.2005.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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