The effects of charter high schools on educational attainment

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 377-415

  Booker, Kevin ^a   Sass, Tim R ^b   Gill, Brian ^a   Zimmer, Ron ^c  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952404782     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658089     Document Type: Article

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