Ability, parental valuation of education, and the high school dropout decision

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 906-944

  Foley, Kelly ^a   Gallipoli, Giovanni ^b   Green, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

CANADA;

EID: 84910599547     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: 15488004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.49.4.906     Document Type: Article

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