Program participation of immigrant children: Evidence from the local availability of Head Start

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 704-715

  Neidell, Matthew ^a,b   Waldfogel, Jane ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Head Start; Immigrants; Program participation; Propensity score

Indexed keywords

CHILD; IMMIGRANT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 70350163842     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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