Aggregate economic shocks, child schooling, and child health

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-181

  Ferreira, Francisco H G ^a   Schady, Norbert ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EXPENDITURE; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MACROECONOMICS; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY; SUBSTITUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349779584     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkp006     Document Type: Article

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