Are high-quality schools enough to increase achievement among the poor? Evidence from the Harlem Children's Zone

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 158-187

  Dobbie, Will ^a   Fryer Jr , Roland G ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960792628     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.3.3.158     Document Type: Article

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