Child labor, education aid, and economic growth

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 614-620

  Kitaura, Koji ^a  

^a CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cash transfer; Child labor; Education; Foreign aid; Fungibility; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350352955     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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