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Zeng, Wu; Undurraga, Eduardo A.; Eisenberg, Dan T. A.; Rubio-Jovel, Karla; Reyes-Garcia; Victoria; Godoy, Ricardo – Economics of Education Review, 2012
Evidence from industrial nations suggests that sibling composition is associated with children's educational attainment, particularly if parents face resource constraints. If sibling composition is associated with educational attainment, then those associations should be stronger in poor societies of developing nations. We use data from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Siblings, American Indians, Economically Disadvantaged
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Lloyd, Cynthia B.; Mete, Cem; Grant, Monica J. – Economics of Education Review, 2009
We assess factors affecting primary and middle school dropout in rural Punjab and NorthWest Frontier Province over 6 years (1997-2004). These data are unique in a developing-country setting in longitudinally tracking changes in both school and household environments. While grade retention has improved, girls' dropout rates remain fairly high.…
Descriptors: Females, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Foreign Countries