Estimating the Impact of Peer Group Effects on Socioeconomic Outcomes: Does the Distribution of Peer Group Characteristics Matter?

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-43

  Glewwe, Paul ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 0002544257     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-7757(96)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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