Accountability with voucher threats, responses, and the test-taking population: Regression discontinuity evidence from Florida

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-167

  Chakrabarti, Rajashri ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84876298939     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EDFP_a_00088     Document Type: Article

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