Does alcohol use during high school affect educational attainment?: Evidence from the National Education Longitudinal Study

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 482-497

  Chatterji, Pinka ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand for schooling; Human capital

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL;

EID: 33750613298     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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