Local responses to federal grants: Evidence from the introduction of title I in the south

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 126-159

  Cascio, Elizabeth U ^a   Gordon, Nora ^b   Reber, Sarah ^c  

^a Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84882280570     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.5.3.126     Document Type: Article

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