The effects of quarter of birth on academic outcomes at the elementary school level

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 300-311

  Robertson, Erin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational economics; Human capital

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMAN CAPITAL; PRIMARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EID: 79952189541     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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