The effect of pre-primary education on primary school performance

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 219-234

  Berlinski, Samuel ^a,b   Galiani, Sebastian ^c   Gertler, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Pre primary education; Primary school performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749184774     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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