Cohort Perspectives on Womens Educational Attainment and the Timing of Parenthood in Ghana
Stephen Obeng Gyima; Jerry White; Paul Maxim
Journal of Family and Economic Issues 26(1): 123-142
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1058-0476 DOI: 10.1007/s10834-004-1415-1Document Number: 257098
This paper examines the effects of women's educational attainment on the timing of parenthood across successive generations of women in Ghana.
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