Changing labor-market opportunities for women and the quality of teachers, 1957-2000

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 230-235

  Corcoran, Sean P ^a   Evans, William N ^b   Schwab, Robert M ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 4043176279     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828041301920     Document Type: Conference Paper

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