Effects of public preschool expenditures on the test scores of fourth graders: Evidence from TIMSS

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-28

  Waldfogel, Jane ^a   Zhai, Fuhua ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disadvantaged; Expenditures; Preschool; Public policy; Test scores

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949099677     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: 17444187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803610801896372     Document Type: Article

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