School choice and academic performance: Some evidence from developing countries

Journal of School Choice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-39

  Tooley, James ^a   Bao, Yong ^b   Dixon, Pauline ^a   Merrifield, John ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Private schools; Selection bias; State run schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952491183     PISSN: 15582159     EISSN: 15582167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2011.548234     Document Type: Article

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