Student demographics, teacher sorting, and teacher quality: Evidence from the end of school desegregation

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-256

  Jackson, C Kirabo ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 67651060590     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599334     Document Type: Article

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