Does free primary education narrow gender differences in schooling? Evidence from Kenya

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 691-722

  Lucas, Adrienne M ^a   Mbiti, Isaac M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

KENYA;

EID: 84868012816     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejs021     Document Type: Article

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