Peer effects, teacher incentives, and the impact of tracking: Evidence from a randomized evaluation in Kenya

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1739-1774

  Duflo, Esther ^a   Dupas, Pascaline ^b   Kremer, Michael ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860388870     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.5.1739     Document Type: Article

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