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Determinants of schooling for boys and girls in Nigeria under a policy of free primary education

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  • Lincove, Jane Arnold, 2009. "Determinants of schooling for boys and girls in Nigeria under a policy of free primary education," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 28(4), pages 474-484, August.
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