Remedial education and student achievement: A regression-discontinuity analysis

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 226-244

  Jacob, Brian A ^a   Lefgren, Lars ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842533889     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465304323023778     Document Type: Article

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