Why children work, attend school, or stay idle: The roles of ability and household wealth

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 791-828

  Bacolod, Marigee P ^a   Ranjan, Priya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD LABOR; EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NUTRITION; POVERTY;

EID: 47149098764     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588165     Document Type: Article

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