Cross-country differences in the quality of schooling

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 215-224

  Kaarsen, Nicolai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Development accounting; Education quality; Human capital; Test scores

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LEARNING; LOW INCOME POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891808162     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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