The American high school graduation rate: Trends and levels

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 244-262

  Heckman, James J ^a,b,c   LaFontaine, Paul A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 77955127637     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.2010.12366     Document Type: Article

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