Educational and child labour impacts of two food-for-education schemes: Evidence from a randomised trial in rural Burkina Faso

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 723-760

  Kazianga, Harounan ^a   De walque, Damien ^b   Alderman, Harold ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; EDUCATION; LOW INCOME HOUSING; RURAL AREA;

BURKINA FASO;

EID: 84868011724     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejs010     Document Type: Article

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