U.S. high school graduation rates: Patterns and explanations

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 370-422

  Murnane, Richard J ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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EID: 84879614783     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.51.2.370     Document Type: Article

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