Short-run effects of parental job loss on children's academic achievement

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-299

  Stevens, Ann Huff ^a   Schaller, Jessamyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Displaced; K 12; Schooling; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; PROBABILITY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 79952189542     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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