Schooling and labor market consequences of school construction in Indonesia: Evidence from an unusual policy experiment

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 795-813

  Duflo, Esther ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0012300202     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.4.795     Document Type: Article

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