Religion, religiosity and private school choice: Implications for estimating the effectiveness of private schools

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-100

  Cohen Zada, Danny ^a   Sander, William ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44249119387     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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