What Policies will Reduce Gender Schooling Gaps in Developing Countries: Evidence and Interpretation

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1623-1646

  Glick, Peter ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

education; gender; human capital investments

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION; GENDER DISPARITY; HUMAN CAPITAL;

EID: 48449085992     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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