Single-sex schools, student achievement, and course selection: Evidence from rule-based student assignments in Trinidad and Tobago

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 173-187

  Jackson, C Kirabo ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

School quality; Single sex schools; Student achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055139456     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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