Which children benefit from non-parental care?

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1468-1490

  Yamauchi, Chikako ^a   Leigh, Andrew ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child care; Early childhood; Quality; Selection

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; PARENTAL CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80054875425     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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