How the allocation of children’s time affects cognitive and noncognitive development

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 787-836

  Fiorini, Mario ^a   Keane, Michael P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84912094244     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677232     Document Type: Article

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