Who chooses, who refuses? Learning more from students who decline private school vouchers

American Journal of Education

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-24

  Cowen, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 78650872345     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656344     Document Type: Article

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