Orphanhood and human capital destruction: Is there persistence into adulthood?

Demography

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 163-180

  Beegle, Kathleen ^a   De Weerdt, Joachim ^b   Dercon, Stefan ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Economic Development Initiatives   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77950100142     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0094     Document Type: Article

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