Classroom peer effects and academic achievement: Quasi-randomization evidence from South Korea

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 458-495

  Kang, Changhui ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ability grouping; Peer; Quantile regression; Randomization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147145877     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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