Family networks and school enrolment: Evidence from a randomized social experiment

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 197-221

  Angelucci, Manuela ^a   De Giorgi, Giacomo ^b   Rangel, Marcos A ^c,d   Rasul, Imran ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extended family network; PROGRESA; Resource sharing; Schooling

Indexed keywords

EID: 76949087023     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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