Does School Choice Increase School Quality? Evidence from North Carolina Charter Schools

Advances in Applied Microeconomics

Volumn 14, Issue , 2006, Pages 131-155

  Holmes, George M ^a   DeSimone, Jeff ^a   Rupp, Nicholas G ^a  

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EID: 33745658452     PISSN: 02780984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-0984(06)14006-7     Document Type: Review

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