Does school integration generate peer effects? Evidence from Boston's metco program

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1613-1634

  Angrist, Joshua D ^a   Lang, Kevin ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 16244389957     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828043052169     Document Type: Article

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