Testing for bias in the impact of AmeriCorps service on volunteer participants: Evidence of success in achieving a neutrality program objective

Public Administration Review

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 670-678

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DOI: 10.1111/1540-6210.00249     Document Type: Article

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