Longer-term impacts of mentoring, educational services, and learning incentives: Evidence from a randomized trial in the United States

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 121-139

  Rodríguez Planas, Núria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 84873488139     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.4.4.121     Document Type: Article

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