Intergenerational transmission of educational attainment: The role of household assets

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 112-123

  Huang, Jin ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic impact; Educational economics; Human capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868253342     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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