The medium term schooling and health effects of low birth weight: Evidence from siblings

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 517-527

  Fletcher, Jason M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Health; Low birth weight; Sibling fixed effects

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH STATUS; INFANT MORTALITY; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 79952624543     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.12.012     Document Type: Article

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