Improving quality versus increasing the quantity of schooling: Estimates of rates of return from rural Pakistan

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 94-104

  Behrman, Jere R ^a   Ross, David ^b   Sabot, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pakistan; Rates of return; Schooling; Schooling quality

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION POLICY; PRIMARY EDUCATION; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; RURAL AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 35748946015     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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