Prenatal Seasonality, Child Growth, and Schooling Investments: Evidence from Rural Indonesia

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1323-1341

  Yamauchi, Futoshi ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FORMATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN CAPITAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; SEASONALITY;

INDONESIA;

EID: 84866762770     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2012.671477     Document Type: Article

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