Attendance, schooling quality, and the demand for education of Mexican Americans, African Americans, and non-Hispanic whites

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 407-418

  Mora, Marie T ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000584628     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-7757(96)00064-7     Document Type: Article

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