Resource and peer impacts on girls' academic achievement: Evidence from a randomized experiment

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-203

  Whitmore, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33747449615     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282805774670158     Document Type: Article

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