Benefits and costs of investments in preschool education: Evidence from the Child-Parent Centers and related programs

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-144

  Temple, Judy A ^a   Reynolds, Arthur J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational economics; Human capital; Rate of return

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; TRAINING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845887713     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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