Teachers, schools, and academic achievement

Econometrica

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 417-458

  Rivkin, Steven G ^a   Hanushek, Eric A ^a   Kain, John F ^a  

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Author keywords

Class size; School selection; Student achievement; Teacher experience; Teacher quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244450576     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0262.2005.00584.x     Document Type: Review

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