Going to a better school: Effects and behavioral responses

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1289-1324

  Pop Eleches, Cristian ^a   Urquiola, Miguel ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 84879154978     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.4.1289     Document Type: Review

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