Preserving religious identity through education: Economic analysis and evidence from the US

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 372-398

  Cohen Zada, Danny ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Demand for schooling; Religious education; School choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749667246     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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