Household shocks, child labor, and child schooling: Evidence from guatemala

Latin American Research Review

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-186

  Vásquez, William F ^a   Bohara, Alok K ^b  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 78650893056     PISSN: 00238791     EISSN: 15424278     Source Type: Journal    
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