Social Change and the Relationships between Education and Employment

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 533-549

  Yabiku, Scott T ^a   Schlabach, Sarah ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Employment; Nepal; Social change

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; MODEL TEST; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ASIA; CHITWAN; EURASIA; NARAYANI; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70449525589     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-008-9117-2     Document Type: Article

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