Gender gaps in educational attainment in less developed countries

Population and Development Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-89

  Grant, Monica J ^a   Behrman, Jere R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH SURVEY;

EID: 77951969139     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2010.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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