Peer effects and school dropout in rural China

China Economic Review

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 238-248

  Li, Qiang ^a   Zang, Wenbin ^b   An, Lian ^c  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^b SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer effect; School dropout; Son preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888303125     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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