The contributions of school quality and teacher qualifications to student performance: Evidence from a natural experiment in Beijing middle schools

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-153

  Lai, Fang ^a   Sadoulet, Elisabeth ^b   de Janvry, Alain ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; STUDENT; TEACHER TRAINING;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 78650666239     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.46.1.123     Document Type: Article

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