Catholic Schools and Bad Behavior: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Mocan, Naci H ^a   Tekin, Erdal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catholic schools; crime; risky behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651202733     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1538-0645.1403     Document Type: Article

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