Close neighbours matter: Neighbourhood effects on early performance at school

Economic Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 523, 2007, Pages 1193-1215

  Goux, Dominique ^a   Maurin, Eric ^a  

^a ENS ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34848915441     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02079.x     Document Type: Article

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