Inequality of opportunity in Egypt

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-295

  Belhaj Hassine, Nadia ^a  

^a Economic Research Forum   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; INCOME; MOTHERS EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; WAGE;

EGYPT;

EID: 84861828752     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhr046     Document Type: Article

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