Causal effects in education

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 535-560

  Webbink, Dinand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Causal effects; Education; Endogeneity; Natural experiments

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; METHODOLOGY; STUDENT;

EID: 28244491516     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0950-0804.2005.00258.x     Document Type: Review

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