The relationship between schooling and migration: Evidence from compulsory schooling laws

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 24-40

  McHenry, Peter ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Compulsory schooling law; Education; Migration

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LABOR MARKET; MIGRATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877353403     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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