Class size reduction and student achievement: The potential tradeoff between teacher quality and class size

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 223-250

  Jepsen, Christopher ^a   Rivkin, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; STUDENT; TEACHER TRAINING; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 67649383314     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.44.1.223     Document Type: Article

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