The impact of Rosenwald schools on black achievement

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 821-888

  Aaronson, Daniel ^a   Mazumder, Bhashkar ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; EDUCATION; HISTORICAL RECORD; MIGRATION; RACIAL DISPARITY;

EID: 82955173000     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662962     Document Type: Article

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