The effects of economic instability on children's educational outcomes

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 461-471

  Elliott, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset poverty; Asset shocks; Economic instability; Income shocks; PSID

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872875256     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.12.017     Document Type: Article

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