School choice and competitive incentives: Mapping the distribution of educational opportunities across local education markets

American Journal of Education

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 601-647

  Lubienski, Christopher ^a   Gulosino, Charisse ^b   Weitzel, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349586669     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599778     Document Type: Article

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