The Duration of Compulsory Education and the Transition to Secondary Education: Panel Data Evidence from Low-Income Countries
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Keywords
Escolaritat obligatòria; Política educativa; 371 - Organització i gestió de l'educació i de l'ensenyament;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2020-07-20 (Development)
- NEP-EDU-2020-07-20 (Education)
- NEP-URE-2020-07-20 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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