Does cheaper mean better? The impact of using adjunct instructors on student outcomes

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 598-613

  Bettinger, Eric P ^a   Long, Bridget Terry ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 77955165108     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00014     Document Type: Article

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