Explaining charter school effectiveness

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1-27

  Angrist, Joshua D ^a   Pathak, Parag A ^a   Walters, Christopher R ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84887687212     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.4.1     Document Type: Article

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