Achievement and behavior in charter schools: Drawing a more complete picture

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 416-435

  Imberman, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 79957517259     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00077     Document Type: Article

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