Evaluating the role of Brown v. Board of Education in school equalization, desegregation, and the Income of African Americans

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-248

  Ashenfelter, Orley ^a   Collins, William J ^b   Yoon, Albert ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

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EID: 33749588794     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahl001     Document Type: Article

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