School quality and learning gains in rural Guatemala

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-216

  Marshall, Jeffery H ^a  

^a Sapere Development Solutions   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Economic development; Efficiency; Human capital; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LEARNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL AREA; STUDENT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 61449164047     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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