Teacher shocks and student learning: Evidence from Zambia

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 820-862

  Das, Jishnu ^a   Dercon, Stefan ^b   Habyarimana, James ^c   Krishnan, Pramila ^d  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^d JESUS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LEARNING; LITERATURE REVIEW; PANEL DATA; STUDENT;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 37349050669     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xlii.4.820     Document Type: Article

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