Peer effects in Austrian schools

Empirical Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 387-409

  Schneeweis, Nicole ^a   Winter Ebmer, Rudolf ^b  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Education; Peer effects; PISA

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34249874895     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-006-0091-4     Document Type: Article

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