Child work and schooling: The role of household asset profiles and poverty in rural Ethiopia

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-563

  Cockburn, John ^a   Dostie, Benoit ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CIRPéE ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LABOR MARKET; LOGIT ANALYSIS; MODELING; POVERTY; RURAL AREA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 65649140547     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejl045     Document Type: Article

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