Childhood behavioral problems and dropping out of school

Eastern Economic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 523-538

  Robst, John ^a   Weinberg, Charlie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood behavior; high school dropout; teen outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957001549     PISSN: 00945056     EISSN: 19394632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/eej.2009.40     Document Type: Article

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