Are private schools really better?

Research in Labor Economics

Volumn 18, Issue , 1999, Pages 115-140

  Figlio, David N ^a   Stone, Joe A ^a  

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EID: 35448994504     PISSN: 01479121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9121(99)18021-X     Document Type: Article

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