Taking the easy way out: How the GED testing program induces students to drop out

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 495-520

  Heckman, James J ^a,d   Humphries, John Eric ^a   LaFontaine, Paul A ^b   Rodríguez, Pedro L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion   (Venezuela)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 84863846381     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664924     Document Type: Article

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