The role of child health and economic status in educational, health, and labour market outcomes in young adulthood

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 323-346

  Contoyannis, Paul ^a   Dooley, Martin ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH STATUS; LABOR MARKET; PROBABILITY; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 74949126753     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2009.01574.x     Document Type: Article

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