Searching for effective teachers with imperfect information

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 97-118

  Staiger, Douglas O ^a   Rockoff, Jonah E ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

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EID: 77955636160     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.24.3.97     Document Type: Article

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