An illustration of the use of instrumental variables: Do neighborhood conditions affect a young person's chance of finishing high school?

Psychological Methods

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-260

  Foster, E Michael ^a,c   McLanahan, Sara ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039346521     PISSN: 1082989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1082-989X.1.3.249     Document Type: Article

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