Do in-school feeding programs have an impact on academic performance? the case of public schools in Argentina;¿Impactan los comedores escolares en el rendimiento académico? El caso de las escuelas públicas en Argentina

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 21, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Adrogué, Cecilia ^a   Orlicki, María Eugenia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Argentina; Fixed effects; School meals program

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878631317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10682341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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