New evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The complex effects of school racial composition on achievement

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-383

  Hanushek, Eric A ^a   Kam, John F ^b   Rivkin, Steven G ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 69249149233     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/600386     Document Type: Article

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