The effect of domestic work on girls' schooling: Evidence from Egypt

Feminist Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-128

  Assaad, Ragui ^a   Levison, Deborah ^a   Zibani, Nadia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Child labor; Domestic work; Egypt; Gender; Household economics; Schooling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950936612     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700903382729     Document Type: Article

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