Gender differences in intrahousehold schooling outcomes: The role of sibling characteristics and birth-order effects

Education Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-126

  Rammohan, Anu ^a   Dancer, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth order; Egypt; Gender; Schooling

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 46049112687     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290701273574     Document Type: Article

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