What do parents value in education? An empirical investigation of parents' revealed preferences for teachers

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1603-1637

  Jacob, Brian A ^a,b   Lefgren, Lars ^a,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37249052201     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2007.122.4.1603     Document Type: Article

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