Integrating resource-based and person-based approaches to understanding wealth effects on school achievement

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 171-178

  Destin, Mesmin ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational economics; Human capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865051149     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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