School attendance, child labour, and remittances from international migration in el salvador

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 913-936

  Acosta, Pablo ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; HUMAN CAPITAL; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; SECONDARY EDUCATION; WAGE;

EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 79960532141     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2011.563298     Document Type: Article

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