Parental job loss and children's school performance

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1462-1489

  Rege, Mari ^a   Telle, Kjetil ^a   Votruba, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Educational outcomes; Job loss; Lay offs; Plant closure; School performance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMIC THEORY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

NORWAY;

EID: 84855180164     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/restud/rdr002     Document Type: Article

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