Access, sorting, and achievement: The short-run effects of free primary education in Kenya

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 226-253

  Lucas, Adrienne M ^a   Mbiti, Isaac M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84868023830     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.4.4.226     Document Type: Article

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