School desegregation and educational attainment for blacks

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 893-914

  Reber, Sarah J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOCIAL HISTORY;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049236613     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.45.4.893     Document Type: Article

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