Family size and schooling in sub-Saharan Africa: testing the quantity-quality trade-off
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Family size; Schooling; Quantity-quality trade-off; Sub-Saharan Africa;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
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