Family Structure and Children's Education Outcome: Evidence from Uruguay

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-199

  Cid, Alejandro ^a   Stokes, Charles E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTEVIDEO   (Uruguay)

^b SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c John Templeton Center for Thrift and Generosity   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Family structure; Instrumental variables; Propensity score; Selection effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877157782     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-012-9326-z     Document Type: Article

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