Inequality of opportunity for educational achievement in Latin America: Evidence from PISA 2006-2009

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 694-708

  Gamboa, Luis Fernando ^a   Waltenberg, Fábio D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Education; Equality of opportunities; Equity; Latin America

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EQUITY; GENDER RELATIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84861829076     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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