Military deployments and children's academic achievement: Evidence from Department of Defense Education Activity Schools

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-82

  Engel, Rozlyn C ^a   Gallagher, Luke B ^a   Lyle, David S ^a  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; MILITARY INTERVENTION; RELOCATION;

EID: 73649140642     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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