The economics of teacher quality

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 285-329

  Lakdawalla, Darius ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 33745846811     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501083     Document Type: Article

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