Choice, competition, and pupil achievement

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 912-947

  Gibbons, Stephen ^a   Machin, Stephen ^a,b   Silva, Olmo ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 45749118727     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2008.6.4.912     Document Type: Article

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