The implications of family size and birth order for test scores and behavioral development

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 795-803

  Silles, Mary A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behavioral development; Family size; Test scores

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; BIRTH RATE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77955413167     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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