The contribution of administrative and experimental data to education policy research

National Tax Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 415-438

  Loeb, Susanna ^a   Strunk, Katharine ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942709861     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2003.2.07     Document Type: Review

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