Age of entry and the high school performance of immigrant youth

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-314

  Stiefel, Leanna ^a   Schwartz, Amy Ellen ^b   Conger, Dylan ^c  

^a Institute for Education and Social Policy   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic Performance; Education; High Schools; Immigrants; Mobility; Urban public schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349085769     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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