The Impact of Female Education on Teenage Fertility: Evidence from Turkey

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 259-288

  Güneş, Plnar Mine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

compulsory schooling; economic development; female education; fertility; instrumental variables; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954412338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2015-0059     Document Type: Article

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